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。# ~! U5 I) \6 M3 @/ V5 R
) i' x) @ p# B$ T! e8 K; t4 p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。% |; p4 o9 N$ v- S7 i
/ q7 g, @) m" ~5.35.249.64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。/ t9 x4 @# V: ]" p( y& ~# ~, H# f4 t
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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。 ) K4 @0 }2 k& H6 {, \9 _5 F0 t; \% i
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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。 % x. {3 b! V# v3 l5 O" K% K9 D1 K5 G! g f$ L0 q. g, {' h
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Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm 8 [. I2 N7 h' d3 S( F: e6 i5.35.249.646 b3 g' |0 f5 i' m; m3 R
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% }, G4 ~8 G; g& J4 L. n: c5 n7 TScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. ' F3 X8 T% z i) L* ?/ D4 E# G- W6 c- d& i9 N
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. ) H7 n# W+ g& }6 l% ] : Z2 S6 W* {9 C; gThe team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.