brain plays a significant role in sexual desires and sexual arousal
It has been established that the brain plays a significant role in sexual desires and sexual arousal. When it comes to sexual desire, females and males are different. However, the same parts of the brain enhance the drive, arousal, and satisfaction of either gender. The right frontal lobe is the line of defense in your sexual behavior. It is the part responsible for critical day to day decisions.
The hypothalamus is crucial in motivated behavior. Apart from the sexual drive, it controls hunger, thirst, appetite, and body temperature. In short, this is the part responsible for our survival, and sex is an integral part of human survival. Sex contributes to the continuation of our species.
The hypothalamus role in endocrine functioning is also vital in sexual behavior. The pituitary gland gets stimulation from the hypothalamus to produce sex hormones that regulate libido — the rise and fall of this hormone production control sexual desire.
The amygdala, found near the hypothalamus, is connected to our senses to alert us of any changes around. Sex is driven by touch, sight, smell, etc. This part is, therefore, vital for our arousal. During sex, your body reacts the way it would in an emergency. Arousal leads to rapid heart rate and breathing, muscle tension, increased blood pressure, sweating, tunnel vision, and pupils dilating.
The nucleus accumbens is the part that makes sex as satisfying as it is. This part controls pleasure. And fun things like eating delicious food or sex leads to the release of dopamine. When dopamine is released, it flows into the nucleus accumbens, giving you feel-good messages: “Attagirl! Wasn’t that satisfying? I wouldn’t mind doing it again!” Dopamine controls pleasure, reward, and the feeling that you want to repeat the deed between the sheets over and over.
The origin of sexual desire is not the erogenous part. The signals, touches, or sight start there, but the more prominent player is the brain.