性爱的最高境界莫过于达到性高潮,可是据统计,美国大约有四分之一的妇女难以达到性高潮;科学家认为,如果能找到女人高潮之谜,或许可以拯救这些无法达到高潮的妇女。 - R, t* J% ]" h, ~1 ~+ V, n' T. M; t" t" p$ j( L4 B d
荷兰格罗宁根大学(the University of Groningen)的研究发现,当女人达到性高潮时,大脑有个区域──叫做「眼窝额皮质」(orbitofrontal cortex或OFC)就进入「关闭」状态,而使女人欲仙欲死。 ' P# ~3 I4 q ^ " j# e( R# K& p1 b5 f这项研究邀请多名女性自愿者参与,在她们躺在核磁共振扫描器时,并与性伴侣调情到性高潮,而从脑部扫描出的照片显示,当她们达到高潮时,脑部的「眼窝额皮质」就会呈现关闭。 2 g% @9 c, W6 v0 Q |$ v9 | & g1 v' B5 {7 c, [% t. y研究人员乔治艾迪斯(Janniko Georgiadis)指出,当人们描述高潮的感觉,多以「失去控制」来形容,从电脑扫描照片来看,性高潮会改变人的意识状态。 研究人员认为,也许让性冷感的妇女观察自己脑部变化,再经由一些「训练」,控制脑部的「眼窝额皮质」放轻松,就能享受未曾经历的快感。 2 m) M: E8 ~# |* E$ i # J2 t+ G j" U * L8 E" \# @" ?5 m' \1 d; P& i$ U' Y) i
这些核磁共振的影像,显示女性在性高潮时,血液流向大脑的区域。 % @! K j+ ^- ]3 i$ i) l. N $ B! ^3 C1 y7 R9 z+ W2 t/ M D 4 Q2 ] ^/ j o$ ~8 a$ V: [9 c+ ?$ g; F) Z/ O * c# X! D" ~2 Z- S C2 m
Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm ; Q D: n* H* i 6 E* k; I* A. c: d9 m4 v0 E9 P2 \4 d : K0 ^3 T9 @$ N# s! ]6 d' d2 E2 ?+ |. q6 [( [2 `
Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax5 p V2 D1 \1 ~# q8 }3 D# ]- F
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Scientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax.4 D$ \! N) W) X; U4 g1 o
E: S6 F$ a l* o, {Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands unwittingly stumbled across the results after they examined the brain scans of women taken while they orgasmed. # ~7 u3 R9 E8 {, h% `4 ?! @1 F) |6 y3 v% h8 r; |/ b* C4 Z
The team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.