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human_experimental_study · 2017

Kisspeptin modulates sexual and emotional brain processing in humans

Comninos AN, et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation
moderatePMID · 28112678Verified
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Plain-English summary

The study supports a biological link between kisspeptin and sexual/emotional brain processing.

Population
Healthy young men
Intervention
Kisspeptin versus placebo
Outcomes measured
Functional neuroimaging and psychometric measures
Key findings
Enhanced selected limbic responses.
Limitations
Experimental outcomes in a limited sample do not establish treatment effectiveness.
Risk of bias
Moderate; mechanistic human study.
Citation
Comninos AN, et al. (2017). Kisspeptin modulates sexual and emotional brain processing in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation
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