Phantom Erections?
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HarveyJ
He is - THE CACTUS!
Out of interest, does anyone want a real answer to this? One of my friends from highscool got the chop a few years back.
Phantom erection after amputation of penis. Case description and review of the relevant literature on phantoms.
Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
BACKGROUND: Perception of a phantom limb is frequent after an amputation of an upper or lower extremity. Phantom penis is reported infrequently.
METHOD: Case description and literature review. RESULT: The phenomenon of phantom penis followed total penectomy. Several aspects were unusual, particularly the existence with phantom only in the erect state, and associated recrudescence of a preoperative painful ulcer. General features of limb phantoms after amputation are reviewed including a résumé of recent studies of cortical reorganization. The phantom process is analyzed looking for clues to the nature of the underlying neural organization. The puzzle of phantom pain is briefly touched on.
CONCLUSION: The development of the phantom is attributed to activity in the deafferented parietal sensory cortex.
PMID: 10068809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Phantom erection after amputation of penis. Case d...[Can J Neurol Sci. 1999] - PubMed Result
Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
BACKGROUND: Perception of a phantom limb is frequent after an amputation of an upper or lower extremity. Phantom penis is reported infrequently.
METHOD: Case description and literature review. RESULT: The phenomenon of phantom penis followed total penectomy. Several aspects were unusual, particularly the existence with phantom only in the erect state, and associated recrudescence of a preoperative painful ulcer. General features of limb phantoms after amputation are reviewed including a résumé of recent studies of cortical reorganization. The phantom process is analyzed looking for clues to the nature of the underlying neural organization. The puzzle of phantom pain is briefly touched on.
CONCLUSION: The development of the phantom is attributed to activity in the deafferented parietal sensory cortex.
PMID: 10068809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Phantom erection after amputation of penis. Case d...[Can J Neurol Sci. 1999] - PubMed Result
here's an interesting video about phantom limbs and the brain from TED. Not sure if the therapy works for phantom genitals though..
VS Ramachandran on your mind | Video on TED.com
VS Ramachandran on your mind | Video on TED.com
HarveyJ
He is - THE CACTUS!
The answer is yes.... I actually took a few classes in college from this guy (Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) who is one of the premier researchers in phantom limbs.
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