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Neuropsychoanalysis
An Interdisciplinary Journal for Psychoanalysis and the Neurosciences
Volume 9, 2007 - Issue 2
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Generalized Brain Arousal Mechanisms Contributing to Libido

Donald PfaffThe Rockefeller University, New York, NY, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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Eugene M. MartinThe Rockefeller University, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Lee-Ming KowThe Rockefeller University, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Pages 173-181 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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