Genital Cortex: Development of the Genital Homunculus.

Curr Biol

Champalimaud Research, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Avenida Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address:

Published: November 2019

The cortical representation of male and female genitals, unlike that of the rest of the body, undergoes late expansion during puberty and is modulated by sexual experience. Using chronic imaging, a recent study has shed light on the cellular changes that accompany the sex-hormone- and experience-dependent expansion of the genital cortex.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.051DOI Listing

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