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。 p3 m# w7 ?& g& g8 a1 i/ q9 u
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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。 2 N8 q( }9 b1 Y- _ / B# ?; x t0 ]6 ]" z0 O8 W) u L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 l( O* {! U7 S% i7 j9 _2 v8 u/ N
; D) V) Z' n) Y# ], |! R, t2 G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。 % g% a8 Y( |* r/ `" p& [) r3 I" ^/ M1 |$ w! \
1 o4 q' z6 S9 Z; } 3 m1 x9 f. m4 v- I# H0 r- |/ r, h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。3 m) f P. F9 U& Z
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Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm + z) x* j$ s4 L0 i: Y7 K. d& ] ! J( d3 l* p: J4 Z8 N: V9 f% a
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Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax 9 k; q; B4 @2 E/ ]2 K* L- p7 v# r$ w1 h4 G
Scientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. 5 b- V, }8 n0 e/ j, d) T7 E- q, s9 P: X# F/ N+ {3 a
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.! V& g8 w- `8 Y$ n$ {
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The team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.
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