Lique M. Coolen investigates neural control of reproductive behavior. With William A. Truitt, she tested the role of a lumbar spinal cord neuron population in male rats. Selective destruction using SSP-saporin disrupted ejaculation while leaving other components of sexual behavior intact.[ref]
Identification of a potential ejaculation generator in the spinal cord by William A. Truitt and Lique M. Coolen. 2002, abstract: selective ablation and behavioral dissociation
The dissociation supported a specific contribution to coordinating ejaculation, rather than merely a general inability to move or mate. It did not establish that the targeted neurons act alone, or that the same manipulation has been demonstrated in humans.
Portrait of Lique M. Coolen
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