Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

"Hypersexuality" in male cats without brain damage.

R P MICHAEL

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |August 25, 1961
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Progesterone decreases mating and estradiol uptake in preoptic areas of male monkeys.

    Physiology & behavior·2002
    Same author

    Estrogen in the medial preoptic area of male rats facilitates copulatory behavior.

    Hormones and behavior·2000
    Same author

    Effects of mating on c-fos expression in the brains of male macaques.

    Physiology & behavior·1999
    Same author

    Colocalization of androgen receptors and mating-induced FOS immunoreactivity in neurons that project to the central tegmental field in male rats.

    The Journal of comparative neurology·1999
    Same author

    Fos induced by mating or noncontact sociosexual interaction is colocalized with androgen receptors in neurons within the forebrain, midbrain, and lumbosacral spinal cord of male rats.

    Hormones and behavior·1998
    Same author

    Androgen receptors and estrogen receptors are colocalized in male rat hypothalamic and limbic neurons that express Fos immunoreactivity induced by mating.

    Neuroendocrinology·1998
    Same journal

    A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    Same journal

    Coordinated demise of harmful algal blooms.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    Same journal

    Genetic effects put into context.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    Same journal

    Bacteria share proteins to survive antibiotics.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    Same journal

    Impacts shaped Earth's first continents.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    Same journal

    Erratum for the Report "Covalently bonded single-molecule junctions with stable and reversible photoswitched conductivity" by C. Jia <i>et al</i>.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
    See all related articles

    Distorted sexual activity in male cats, observed over five years, mimics hypersexuality seen in brain-damaged animals. This behavior in normal cats is a result of training effects, not neurological damage.

    Area of Science:

    • Ethology
    • Animal Behavior
    • Neuroscience

    Background:

    • Sexual behavior in animal colonies is complex.
    • Certain behavioral patterns are often linked to neurological conditions like hypersexuality.
    • Previous research primarily associated these behaviors with brain damage.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To document and analyze spontaneous distortions in sexual activity in male cats.
    • To differentiate between neurologically induced and environmentally induced sexual behaviors.
    • To investigate the role of training effects on sexual behavior.

    Main Methods:

    • Long-term observation (5 years) of a domestic cat colony.
    • Routine mating tests conducted within the colony.
    • Behavioral pattern analysis and comparison with known indices of hypersexuality.
    Keywords:
    BRAIN/physiologySEX BEHAVIOR

    Related Experiment Videos

    Main Results:

    • Spontaneous distortions of sexual activity were observed in male cats.
    • Observed behaviors mirrored patterns previously associated with hypersexuality in brain-damaged animals.
    • Identical behaviors were identified in normal males, attributed to training effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Observed sexual behavior distortions in male cats can arise from training, not solely neurological damage.
    • The study highlights the influence of environmental factors and learning on sexual behavior.
    • Distinguishing between training effects and neurological conditions is crucial in animal behavior studies.