The erogenous zones: eyes and ears.

[differenceblog]

Canli and Gabrieli (2004) (pdf) , in a review of Hamann et al (2004) (pdf) for Nature Neuroscience, quote Woodrow Wyatt as saying that "a man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears." As previously discussed, it is believed that there may be physical truth to this statement, in that men may be more attuned to visual stimuli than

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[poeticalpanther]

The difference for me between men and women isn't auditory/visual, it's text/visual. I find visual cues rarely arouse me much at all. Text-porn, though...mmm, baby.

I do, however, have a tip for those who prefer to use text-porn: do not combine this with smoking, particularly substances which impair the cognition. Holding a piece of paper in the same hand as the substance which is about to be lit is especially NOT recommended.

[differenceblog]

I read online. I can't manage turning pages well, but I can scroll.

[poeticalpanther]

:) Then you have only fire problems if you have a Dell laptop (as I do, hence my reading offline). :D

[differenceblog]

I liked the ending of that article especially: "It remains to be seen whether decreased amgydala activation associated with ejaculation is causally linked to males' subsequent unwillingness to snuggle." (It's so rare to see the post-s apostrophe used correctly!)

I wondered about the Gabrieli, but didn't take the time to look it up. Thanks!