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。7 e& E0 E" ~1 L
?9 D5 |' S) N5 n5 E
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。8 @% m0 t: U8 O+ C- j- O
" n o; s" z9 ?$ M& a; {' {
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。8 u( Z7 q# J& Z' N h6 i! d/ g
( k* @( p8 X7 o1 a5 e( P
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 K5 B9 u$ s9 z" {( m- u# Z+ P% s9 o0 K) H
) k" Y( c0 S, m) F! D 6 p5 Q( o) l/ 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。 1 u1 [* w% l: W/ `1 u+ a6 ? L! [0 X3 t, j: I8 K
8 K+ b* s' l3 a# ~1 T' k2 P# ~' A % Z9 R) Q3 u+ pOrgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm) w5 T6 K, v( K# e, h7 x5 j
% c9 v+ l! s0 \( O1 h ( l1 a3 r0 h# { l* }: M 4 Y7 _( ^. d f3 V- k9 c7 YSecrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax4 L% L$ N1 D: o
% U4 E# |9 p* V% L1 \
Scientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. * `8 i: q+ _" w; O9 G7 W( A! a# ]' m2 f+ P1 ?2 l0 D
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. 1 M h& m% q! R1 F + E* d( f2 _6 cThe team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.
6 p5 Q( o) l/ i
# ~1 T' k2 P# ~' A