Brain areas shut off during female orgasm
Many areas of the female brain switch off during orgasm, a brain scanning study reveals, including those regions involved with emotion.
The scientists didn't see any region of the brain deactivating or "turning off" during orgasm. In fact, the subcortical region of the brain, which.
Description:Or, if you're an exhibitionist, what about being in the study group! New research that was presented at the meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology show that when a woman has an orgasm, the part of her brain that governs fear and anxiety gets switched off. Holstege said he had trouble getting reliable results from the study on men because the scanner needs activities lasting at least two minutes and the men's climaxes didn't last that long. The most striking results, however, were seen in the parts of the brain that shut down, or deactivated. Holstege and his colleagues at the Groningen University recruited 11 men and 13 women, along with their respective partners. Shutting down the brain during orgasm may ensure that obstacles such as fear and stress did not get in the way, Holstege proposed.
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