Author Archives: Catie Profaci

May 21

Your Brain on Sex

What happens in the brain during sex? Are gender stereotypes a cultural construct? Or are there true neurological differences in how men and women experience sex—desire, arousal, orgasm?

February 19

From Gold Thongs to Opioid Receptors: The Placebo Effect

All things considered, maybe it’s not so preposterous that our perceptions of pain or other ills can change if our brain expects them to.