Brain Shut Down By Sex

**Maggy J** · 30-06-2005, 11:53

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...186139,00.html

Now as I read this article I steadily became more open mouthed at what the participants had to do in the experiment...

However this bit did make me smile.

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Men were studied in the same way but because the male orgasm typically takes such a short time it was difficult to obtain meaningful brain scan data.

What people will do for science...

Ramrod · 30-06-2005, 11:56

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"Everyone knows if you give alcohol to a woman it makes things easier."

Roy MM · 30-06-2005, 11:57

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A total of 13 women and 11 men,

So some of the men got a second go?

Halcyon · 30-06-2005, 12:07

They had their heads restrained but could move the whole of their body.
That would have been a complete turn off for me.
And in a lab as well...... eww.
Though I guess it would depend who the girl would be.

Angua · 30-06-2005, 12:10

This was bound to be "scientifically" studied sooner or later

danielf · 30-06-2005, 12:16

I heard an interview with this scientist on the radio the other day. The guy was a complete idiot. He basically said that during an orgasm, areas of the brain that have been linked with alertness showed reduced activation.

The interviewer then said: Why do you need to put people in a scanner for that? I could have told you that...

All the scientist could say was: yes, but we have proved it scientifically now...

Incidentally, the researchers were able to distinguish between women who had a proper orgasm, and those who faked it...

luftys · 30-06-2005, 14:24

Much of her brain shuts down when she reaches a sexual climax.

So no change there,most of them walk around with they brains shut down

marky · 30-06-2005, 14:30

so my wife would remain the same

**Rob** · 30-06-2005, 14:33

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Participants lay naked on a table with their head inside the scanner - but had to wear socks to avoid cold feet.

luftys · 30-06-2005, 14:36

as long as that all that get cold

greencreeper · 30-06-2005, 18:45

Hope the socks were white ones

Dark socks on a naked bloke

Bex · 30-06-2005, 19:09

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Participants lay naked on a table with their head inside the scanner - but had to wear socks to avoid cold feet.

And there could be a connection with the aphrodisiac effect of alcohol.

"Alcohol brings down the fear level," said Dr Holstege. "Everyone knows if you give alcohol to a woman it makes things easier."

the sock thing made me laugh.....

and the alcohol thing... i guess it makes sense because alcohol makes you lose your inhabitions.

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The discovery was made during experiments in the Netherlands when couples' brains were scanned during lovemaking.

now this is the bit i don't understand..... if the tests were done through love making.... how could they keep their heads still in a scanner??????

i would understand it it maybe it wasn't through lovemaking that they reached orgasm but this suggests that it was.... unless i'm mis-reading it

and father dearest can you please behave yourself

**Maggy J** · 30-06-2005, 19:17

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

Hope the socks were white ones

Dark socks on a naked bloke

Any colour socks on a naked man gives me the giggles..

greencreeper · 30-06-2005, 19:22

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Any colour socks on a naked man gives me the giggles..

Not much different from when they were in booties huh

It's dark ones - just ewwwwwwww. White ones though - especially on a twink