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。' Z. d" G: z. J/ M7 c X
3 F7 B- V0 }1 ^% t" ]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 G: I" P, b! b! I/ W/ P- @* O7 G" o* Q# f! T# x
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。& J0 F# |: { f
" _, S7 U5 m q; _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。 4 ?1 }9 _$ X' [' E! M( M/ o' q& \% \1 |3 `9 E6 g
' l# X1 P2 c$ [, [" v 6 a/ L4 \9 w- b2 p8 m |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。 c) @3 @$ T8 k0 m7 D5 C
7 N6 d; i0 b& _! \
* c( z5 ^2 p9 u: z+ E$ C+ [4 R" n. p, x) ^ : s3 G1 P7 [. y
Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm |3 P4 s7 s2 x% J. _- Z' x* v0 H; X9 }) q0 f+ P9 ] Z9 d
! p2 H3 V# w8 }, T K9 m) l $ o6 X) i% G3 [5 F8 Q- m ]: `Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax 4 r5 D# Z& Z6 U7 M * D- h* }6 L" K- c- T2 i; BScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. v8 g. K8 R w' g+ F( r
' K l" `! W: V0 z: ?
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. % X- W9 C7 N& N* w8 e . w# H. R- O8 w' |9 h; v4 uThe team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.