The cognitive aspects of sexual intimacy in dementia patients: a neurophysiological review.

The cognitive aspects of sexual intimacy in dementia patients: a neurophysiological review.
Neurocase. 2019 Apr 16;:1-9
Authors: Nordvig AS, Goldberg DJ, Huey ED, Miller BL
Abstract
Changes in higher-order cognitive behaviors such as reward recognition, salience processing, novelty perception, decision-making, emotional contagion, motivation, and empathy may contribute to intimacy dysfunction. Network circuitry underlying these cognitive functions is often activated in sexually intimate behavior. We propose that sexual dysfunction in AD and bvFTD is more nuanced than is commonly believed, and propose how AD and bvFTD atrophy may correlate neuroanatomically to brain regions and networks that contribute to the higher-order cognitive aspects of intimacy. The characterization of sexual intimacy in dementias must be expanded to meet the needs of our dementia patients and their romantic partners.
PMID: 30990123 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neurocase - April 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Nordvig AS, Goldberg DJ, Huey ED, Miller BL Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research