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。( t; b' x& E( `1 C0 V3 C* h
+ Y$ {4 _9 J2 C) ^5 ~- d) o, i, B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。, b# r$ `1 V" X, T# _
$ v( _8 L3 y4 e' s; b* u( K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。 # G7 C) B- `- H- j3 L1 y1 k) e
& H; Z5 K3 C0 [7 `9 ` : ]* W- P2 n, V/ S0 y( M J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。% J% K8 |# T8 w/ U
& T8 S* g; M# }; y; y7 x! {" A/ d8 ^ ?: a7 R. d' L9 v8 } o& \+ r4 ^9 v. f # a0 S% [4 o9 a% l5 t3 wOrgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm5 Y& k" _: c+ U# E1 m9 i. i1 n
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" e9 I$ }* q+ `' p& U U, H' [Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax ) ^% ~' l" g7 D0 _$ H , _4 C1 v- K' F/ S8 n! BScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax.' g. S+ e1 u) Q( _
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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. ; U9 m7 m- d8 k- B+ j 7 n% o$ S- ]( U T* uThe team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.