Literature DB >> 20714414

Curvaceous female bodies activate neural reward centers in men.

Kristen Rae Spicer1, Steven M Platek.   

Abstract

Facial symmetry, masculinity and shoulder-to-hip ratios in men convey information to mates about reproductive/genetic quality, the so-called "good genes" hypothesis. On the other hand waist-to-hip ratio conveys important reproductive information about women to men. Here using fMRI, men showed activation in neural reward centers when they viewed and rated the attractiveness of surgically optimally configured female bodies.

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Keywords:  evolutionary biology; human behavior; mate choice; neuroscience; sexual selection; waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)

Year:  2010        PMID： 20714414      PMCID： PMC2918777          DOI： 10.4161/cib.3.3.11560

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Commun Integr Biol        ISSN： 1942-0889


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Authors:  Steven M Platek; Julian Paul Keenan; Feroze B Mohamed
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9.  Optimal waist-to-hip ratios in women activate neural reward centers in men.

Authors:  Steven M Platek; Devendra Singh
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2010-02-05       Impact factor: 3.240

10.  Preferences for female body size in Britain and the South Pacific.

Authors:  Viren Swami; Daniel Knight; Martin J Tovée; Patrick Davies; Adrian Furnham
Journal:  Body Image       Date:  2007-03-01
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  3 in total

1.  Electrophysiological evidence of perceived sexual attractiveness for human female bodies varying in waist-to-hip ratio.

Authors:  Marzia Del Zotto; Alan J Pegna
Journal:  Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci       Date:  2017-06       Impact factor: 3.282

2.  Neural responses to cartoon facial attractiveness: An event-related potential study.

Authors:  Yingjun Lu; Jingmei Wang; Ling Wang; Junli Wang; Jinliang Qin
Journal:  Neurosci Bull       Date:  2014-02-10       Impact factor: 5.203

3.  Reward sensitivity is associated with brain activity during erotic stimulus processing.

Authors:  Victor Costumero; Alfonso Barrós-Loscertales; Juan Carlos Bustamante; Noelia Ventura-Campos; Paola Fuentes; Patricia Rosell-Negre; César Ávila
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