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。 + K1 c" y3 s/ n) c' @$ V / G2 Q/ T3 `9 U2 [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。. ~7 V( W% P2 j4 ]# l+ @
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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。 3 p j4 n) f3 ~; {8 N4 U% w - b) n0 J* n7 D! W( r7 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。 9 G, W/ ^$ o1 _
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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。$ m, X& M/ A! t7 }# \% Z
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$ G/ e+ @" k$ ? ; a6 R2 X0 \+ Z: g0 v- P* e : e. D+ Y$ Z5 s3 P, `+ wOrgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm - i; a, `; O; }& K6 { 8 I) [4 [3 n3 s. d/ `3 B6 W. N& F0 h8 b" Z+ [
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Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax , f4 e( W: K O4 G" K, V Y + {- K, v( j& f* _# l0 h: k, YScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax.) M3 q- K0 |& c1 b; E( F
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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. 7 \, o4 ]; i- I& O- K& l, ]- e2 u
The team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.