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。$ ^7 K+ [; t; U4 z* b7 `+ Z
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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。 ( N# y+ |! ^& K3 X" n! K2 u" n/ T B% q# A. l
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。! V& S' E% L% U, d' F
' s* F/ X1 e# S9 V" W- ~8 }7 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。 + _) R' L7 B0 D1 S' V) }/ Y; I : M, Y& W( U" ] b7 B) f+ v4 @, D' u4 A r* k% M/ z- }: B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。7 g. Y3 n8 \# I! K4 @. k; L
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Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm e/ L% [$ J5 ?) e& M: @
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+ F8 G6 p' p8 C8 J0 CSecrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax . W5 V/ C% K/ D0 b ( q! ]0 @/ w2 z7 u1 F' I/ yScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax.* ?# p4 A5 L) G% X1 e$ S$ P/ s
1 e" _# m( L# A9 ?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.3 f' k/ z- ~5 l% P" m: @
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The team noticed that an area of the brain, known as the orbitofrontal cortex or OFC, switched off when the women climaxed.
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