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This study was funded by the Dutch Medical Research Council, Grant no: 940-37-027 and the Dutch Brain Foundation (Hersenstichting) Grants 10F02.13 and 10F03.19. We thank Professor Beuls for his constructive comments.
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Temel, Y., van Lankveld, J., Boon, P. et al. Deep brain stimulation of the thalamus can influence penile erection. Int J Impot Res 16, 91–94 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3901098
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