Sex in the Brain

Dementia

Sex and Dementia

Amee Baird Ph.D. on August 31, 2020

If the perpetrator and victim of an alleged sexual assault both have dementia, there are no easy answers.

If the perpetrator and victim of an alleged sexual assault both have dementia, there are no easy answers.

Sex

Sex on the Spectrum

Amee Baird Ph.D. on July 30, 2020

Some people with ASD can experience challenging sexual behaviours.

Some people with ASD can experience challenging sexual behaviours.

Sleep

Somnophilia: When Sleeping Is Sexy

Amee Baird Ph.D. on June 27, 2020

A surprising case about a man with somnophilia and a childhood brain injury.

A surprising case about a man with somnophilia and a childhood brain injury.

Dementia

Knowing Your Self in Alzheimer’s Dementia

Amee Baird Ph.D. on May 23, 2020

Many people fear Alzheimer’s dementia and assume that it is associated with "losing" your sense of self, but in some cases people return to a younger self.

Many people fear Alzheimer’s dementia and assume that it is associated with "losing" your sense of self, but in some cases people return to a younger self.

Relationships

Do You and Your Partner Have an "Our Song"?

Amee Baird Ph.D. on April 21, 2020

Intimate couples often have a special song that plays an important role in their relationship.

Intimate couples often have a special song that plays an important role in their relationship.

Psychopharmacology

Parkinson’s, Pornography, and Pedophilia

Amee Baird Ph.D. on March 13, 2020

When Parkinson's medications cause hypersexuality that leads to criminal behaviour, it's a complex issue for the criminal justice system.

When Parkinson's medications cause hypersexuality that leads to criminal behaviour, it's a complex issue for the criminal justice system.

Relationships

The Tragedy of Erotomania

Amee Baird Ph.D. on February 8, 2020

Erotomania is a delusion that can give us unique insights into the brain regions that control love.

Erotomania is a delusion that can give us unique insights into the brain regions that control love.

Sex

The Truth About Sexual Seizures

Amee Baird Ph.D. on January 11, 2020

When an orgasm causes a seizure, or vice versa, it may not be as fun as it sounds.

When an orgasm causes a seizure, or vice versa, it may not be as fun as it sounds.

Relationships

Love in the Brain

Amee Baird Ph.D. on December 3, 2019

How a burst brain aneurysm reignited love and saved a marriage.

How a burst brain aneurysm reignited love and saved a marriage.

Sex

How Sex Can Literally Blow Your Mind

Amee Baird Ph.D. on November 14, 2019

We’ve all heard the phrase, but can it really happen? Can sex actually blow your mind? Indeed, it can. It can trigger a temporary loss of memory, or even permanent brain damage.

We’ve all heard the phrase, but can it really happen? Can sex actually blow your mind? Indeed, it can. It can trigger a temporary loss of memory, or even permanent brain damage.

Sex

Sex and the Single Amygdala

Amee Baird Ph.D. on November 5, 2019

Brain surgery for epilepsy can change your sex drive, and it turns out that this is related to the size of the amygdala left behind.

Brain surgery for epilepsy can change your sex drive, and it turns out that this is related to the size of the amygdala left behind.

Sex

Your Sexiest Brain Bits

Amee Baird Ph.D. on November 2, 2019

Your temporal lobes and the amygdalae within them are your "sexiest" brain bits, or the brain areas most commonly associated with changes in sex drive when injured or diseased.

Your temporal lobes and the amygdalae within them are your "sexiest" brain bits, or the brain areas most commonly associated with changes in sex drive when injured or diseased.

Sex

The Man Who Loved Safety Pins

Amee Baird Ph.D. on October 22, 2019

The extraordinary case of a man with temporal lobe seizures and a fetish triggered by safety pins—and how both were cured by brain surgery.

The extraordinary case of a man with temporal lobe seizures and a fetish triggered by safety pins—and how both were cured by brain surgery.

Sex

Sex After Traumatic Brain Injury

Amee Baird Ph.D. on October 16, 2019

Sex is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of traumatic brain injury, but such injuries can cause dramatic changes to one's sex drive.

Sex is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of traumatic brain injury, but such injuries can cause dramatic changes to one's sex drive.