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。" X Y4 Q+ x' I0 G8 t9 o1 j- @
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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。 . w" Q4 q' l- M, r( R 3 ?% K8 _6 l% _9 r1 v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。 ' z1 K( a% c3 m9 X5 L1 A 5 Y7 ~# H+ `; U% u! K, 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。 . h7 \. `' B- k! [; Q. ?0 Z/ Y4 {% K& O# [% T: n2 W' V
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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。 : ^5 k9 S; v6 v9 q) @ 2 V8 J/ Q( I) R! C l8 P7 K( U 0 h9 _8 C3 K, m5 n$ t ) t# n% S' b7 {' i& y3 c* z4 ~Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm 3 g3 q% C5 y- _9 ], p % t% x5 [4 j9 Q9 c; C! n) D; y5 v: x( h" _
5 A: w; ^- m2 p' E9 h# tSecrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax& j- Y3 D3 v+ s
* Q8 W( G7 I" b5 |Scientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. ; G" K$ j; l( l! c {4 j6 I7 z 0 T7 c7 K4 A; \8 t O8 q; t: o2 eResearchers 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. / e% p; Q2 x8 L. F1 O$ y! e 4 Z4 o6 W/ m8 \0 g- K- ~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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