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Functional neuroanatomy of penile erection. Direct stimulation of the penis delivers sensory messages to the spinal cord via S2–S4, and then signals traveling from the spinal cord to the penis cause reflexogenic erection. Psychogenic erection is regulated by a centrally connected thoracolumbar (T11–L1) and sacral (S2–4) erection center.
