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。2 _9 d6 v6 Y; s4 M
' k1 M3 }, \. J$ Z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 h4 `) U8 G, Y 0 T6 r- G5 T2 T( \/ i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。# l( W+ u6 d0 \
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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。 7 ?3 R0 l& U( k3 ~3 \8 n6 v2 p
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" F3 w: g5 L( b+ B0 ] , I% D7 c2 C; S6 S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。 9 d" N) S }; Y2 Y3 i. t1 B ; ~6 N0 m; t0 E; ~7 T: }- T6 Z1 X! A! L- K! S. z/ s" l3 L - m8 C9 |, k% } / S; s: b" h7 b. x" [5 D% [Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm* i" W+ m7 M0 L# j
3 I: G2 l* b# E7 q) t3 V5 ]- t" ?8 W ! r% T# B/ Q7 P& ]. K: L/ E 8 i# \6 y+ y' D8 b9 K* LSecrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax3 O% e3 C( A2 N: D, x$ B
- a! n; n9 A) N: ]; e3 o3 sScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. 0 Q0 O6 h0 p) i! H2 r7 Q4 t1 v( D" `6 _( P: [2 \! X
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.) @. |# `9 j4 O8 ~5 l
+ w* F8 k& a' R- k `0 rThe team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.