Brain Areas Shut Off During Female Orgasm
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - New research indicates that parts of the brain that govern fear and anxiety are switched off when a woman is having an orgasm. In the first study to map brain function during orgasm, scientists from the Netherlands also found that as a woman climaxes, an area of the brain that governs emotional control is also heavily deactivated. The fact that there is no deactivation in faked orgasms means a basic part of a real orgasm is letting go. Women can imitate orgasm quite well, as we know, but there is nothing really happening in the brain, said neuroscientist Gert Holstege, presenting his findings Monday at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. In the study, Holstege and his colleagues at Groningen University recruited 11 men and 13 women, together with their respective partners. The volunteers laid on a scanning machine bed and were injected with a dye that shows changes in brain function on a scan. For the men, the brain scanner tracked activity during rest, during erection, during manual stimulation by their partner and then during ejaculation, brought on by the partner's hand. For the women, the scanner measured brain activity during rest, while they faked an orgasm, during manual stimulation by their partner, and while they experienced genuine orgasm. Holstege said he had trouble getting reliable results from the study on men because the scanning machine needs activities lasting at least two minutes to record an activity. But the men's climaxes didn't last anywhere near that lone, meaning he could not reliably compare the scans before climax and during. However, for women, the results were clear, he said. When women faked orgasm, the cortex, the part of the brain governing conscious action, lit up. It was not activated during genuine orgasm. The most striking results, however, were seen in the parts of the brain that shut down, or deactivated. During orgasm, there was strong, enormous deactivation in the brain. During fake orgasm, there was no deactivation of the brain at all. None, Holstege said. It looks like to have an orgasm, you need to not be fearful or full of anxiety. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050620/D8ARD1N02.html From a yahoo group about S*x Drive with Regina Lynn http://www.reginalynn.com -- Gary Denton http://www.apollocon.org June 24-26 Easter Lemming Blogs http://elemming.blogspot.com http://elemming2.blogspot.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Jun 21, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Gary Denton quoted: Holstege said he had trouble getting reliable results from the study on men because the scanning machine needs activities lasting at least two minutes to record an activity. But the men's climaxes didn't last anywhere near that lone, meaning he could not reliably compare the scans before climax and during. There's a wealth of potential humor throughout this report, but the above passage is, to me, particularly ripe with possibilities. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 01:27 PM Tuesday 6/21/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jun 21, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Gary Denton quoted: Holstege said he had trouble getting reliable results from the study on men because the scanning machine needs activities lasting at least two minutes to record an activity. But the men's climaxes didn't last anywhere near that lone, meaning he could not reliably compare the scans before climax and during. There's a wealth of potential humor throughout this report, but the above passage is, to me, particularly ripe with possibilities. Actually, when I read the report earlier, I thought the first paragraph was the one worthy of comment: New research indicates that parts of the brain that govern fear and anxiety are switched off when a woman is having an orgasm. in that if the fear and anxiety centers of the woman's brain are not shut down several hours earlier, neither the woman nor the man is likely to have the opportunity to conduct the experiment . . . A Man Paying A Woman Directly For Sex Is Called Prostitution And Is Illegal, But A Man Paying For Flowers And An Expensive Dinner Is Called Dating And Is Expected Maru --Ronn! ;-) A diamond is forever . . . at least, the payments are. -- The full version of the DeBeers' slogan. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Jun 21, 2005, at 2:42 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:27 PM Tuesday 6/21/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: There's a wealth of potential humor throughout this report, but the above passage is, to me, particularly ripe with possibilities. Actually, when I read the report earlier, I thought the first paragraph was the one worthy of comment: New research indicates that parts of the brain that govern fear and anxiety are switched off when a woman is having an orgasm. in that if the fear and anxiety centers of the woman's brain are not shut down several hours earlier, neither the woman nor the man is likely to have the opportunity to conduct the experiment . . . This tells me more about your sex life than I really wanted to know. If fear and anxiety were/are prominent emotions for your prospective partner(s) just prior to (ahem) the act, you might (have) be(en) doing something wrong, or you might be into forms that are outside my personal experience. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 06:42 PM Tuesday 6/21/2005, Dave Land wrote: On Jun 21, 2005, at 2:42 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:27 PM Tuesday 6/21/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: There's a wealth of potential humor throughout this report, but the above passage is, to me, particularly ripe with possibilities. Actually, when I read the report earlier, I thought the first paragraph was the one worthy of comment: New research indicates that parts of the brain that govern fear and anxiety are switched off when a woman is having an orgasm. in that if the fear and anxiety centers of the woman's brain are not shut down several hours earlier, neither the woman nor the man is likely to have the opportunity to conduct the experiment . . . This tells me more about your sex life than I really wanted to know. If fear and anxiety were/are prominent emotions for your prospective partner(s) just prior to (ahem) the act, you might (have) be(en) doing something wrong, or you might be into forms that are outside my personal experience. Dave I suppose I was being too obscure (even with all the hints which you snipped): If because he doesn't spend enough on dinner, etc., she fears he will not be able to $upport her and any future kids in the manner to which she would like to be accustomed, he's not going to get past the door . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Jun 21, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: If because he doesn't spend enough on dinner, etc., she fears he will not be able to $upport her and any future kids in the manner to which she would like to be accustomed, he's not going to get past the door . . . This doesn't seem to apply to high school cheerleaders. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jun 21, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: If because he doesn't spend enough on dinner, etc., she fears he will not be able to $upport her and any future kids in the manner to which she would like to be accustomed, he's not going to get past the door . . . This doesn't seem to apply to high school cheerleaders. Tasteless joke: How do you get 4 cheerleaders onto 1 chair? Turn it over. (I'm sure I'm going to get a virtual whack for that one from someone) Julia cheerleader for all of about 2 months once, not coordinated enough to stay with it ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
