Dr. Nan Wise is a licensed psychotherapist, cognitive neuroscientist, certified sex therapist, board certified clinical hypnotherapist, and certified relationship specialist with three decades of experience. Driven by an intense desire to understand how the brain operates to create moods and behaviors, she returned to academia in 2009 to pursue a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark where she completed her dissertation project, “Genital stimulation, imagery, and orgasm in women: an fMRI analysis” in August of 2014. Her research has attempted to address gaps in the scientific literature regarding the neural basis of human sexuality, and as a result, has garnered international attention.

Dr. Nan’s interest in the biology of emotional well-being is both personal and professional. She was born into a family predisposed to anxiety and suffered her first panic attack at age 21 while working at a psychiatric hospital. Although she initially grappled with feelings of shame and embarrassment, she discovered that her willingness to be authentic about her own struggles proved to be a major breakthrough. By accepting her anxiety and embracing her personal quest to find ways to loosen and soften around it, she became a lifelong student and teacher of what she needed (and continues to need) to practice and learn.

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WHY GOOD SEX MATTERS STARTS WITH THE BRAIN

October 18, 2024

Do you feel like you have not reached your sexual potential? Perhaps our cultural ideas about sex and pleasure are affecting your overall health and happiness. Join us with Neuroscientist and Sex Therapist, Dr Nan Wise, author of Why Good Sex Matters, as she explains scientifically how sexual pleasure affects our wellbeing. She emphasizes that good sex is not just a luxury. It’s not just a cherry on top. Good sex matters. Orgasms matter. Pleasure matters. Take it from a neuroscientist.

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