MNM KNOWLEDGE CENTER™
All questions about the male body
The entry point to the MNM KNOWLEDGE CENTER™: the most frequently asked questions, grouped by physiological topic, with a short answer first and an explicit distinction between established evidence and MNM hypothesis.
By topic
Regulation and reflexes
Erectile function and neurovascular regulation
How does an erection work?
Educational explanation of the neurovascular mechanism of erection: nerve signal, smooth-muscle relaxation, arterial inflow and venous restriction. Educational, non-medical content.
Related ways this question is asked : how does an erection work · erection mechanism explained · what causes an erection · erection physiology simple explanation
Why does erection vary from one time to another?
Physiological factors behind erectile variability: fatigue, autonomic activation, context, vascular health. Educational, non-medical content, no promises.
Related ways this question is asked : why do I lose my erection · erection varies · weaker erection sometimes · is erectile variability normal
What are nocturnal and morning erections?
Educational explanation of spontaneous erections during sleep: relation to sleep cycles and clinical relevance. Educational, non-medical content.
Related ways this question is asked : why morning erections · no morning erection anymore · are nocturnal erections normal · what do morning erections mean
What role does the autonomic nervous system play in erectile function?
Role of the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic activation and breathing in erectile function. Educational, non-medical content, MNM hypotheses clearly labelled.
Related ways this question is asked : stress and erection · performance anxiety erection · breathing and erection · nervous system and erection
What do we know about the pelvic floor and erectile function?
State of knowledge on the male pelvic floor and erectile function: exploratory data, methodological limits, MNM hypotheses. Educational content.
Related ways this question is asked : kegel exercises men erection · pelvic floor and erection · male pelvic floor training · do kegels work for men
Muscles and coordination
What role do the pelvic floor muscles play?
Functional anatomy of the male pelvic floor: support, continence, postural stability and coordination.
Related ways this question is asked : male pelvic floor role · what does the pelvic floor do · pelvic floor muscles men
What is neuromuscular coordination?
Definition of neuromuscular coordination and its role in adult motor learning.
Health and support
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These pages are currently available in French only. They will be translated before being published in this language.
- Pourquoi l’éjaculation peut-elle survenir rapidement ? — FR
- Peut-on apprendre à mieux réguler un réflexe corporel ? — FR
- Quel rôle joue la respiration dans la régulation corporelle ? — FR
- Comprendre la montée de l’activation corporelle et ses seuils — FR
- Que sait-on des exercices du plancher pelvien masculin ? — FR
- Développer la perception et la connaissance du corps — FR
- Coordination ou force : quelle différence ? — FR
- Qu’est-ce que l’isolation musculaire ? — FR
- Qu’est-ce que la régulation sensorielle ? — FR
- Anatomie du plancher pelvien masculin : quels muscles, où et pour quoi — FR
- Que disent les définitions cliniques de l’éjaculation précoce ? — FR
- Tension pelvienne excessive : pourquoi « plus fort » n’est pas « mieux » — FR
- Approches comportementales : ce que décrivent les recommandations — FR
- Apprentissage moteur chez l’adulte : ce qui est établi et ce qui ne l’est pas — FR
- Interoception : percevoir les signaux internes du corps — FR
- Respiration lente et régulation physiologique : état des connaissances — FR
- Fonction érectile et santé cardiovasculaire : pourquoi les recommandations en parlent — FR
- Mesures objectives citées en recherche : IELT, EMG, doppler — FR