Brain Imaging Studies on Sexuality Have Demonstrated That This Brain

question 202

Multiple Choice

Brain imaging studies on sexuality have demonstrated that this brain region is activated when gay men smell the substance from male sweat.

• A) hypothalamus
• B) thalamus
• C) corpus callosum
• D) prefrontal cortex

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Definitions:

Cognitive Structures

The mental frameworks that help individuals organize and interpret information.

Gender Schema

A cognitive framework that organizes information related to gender, influencing how individuals perceive and interact with their gendered world.

Gender Expression

How an individual presents their gender to others, through behaviors, clothing, hairstyles, voice, body language, or social roles, which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.

Gender Dysphoria

A psychological condition where an individual experiences distress due to a mismatch between their assigned gender at birth and their gender identity.