Sexual Health
What happens to our brains during Orgasm? A fireworks show was staged in the brain during Orgasm
Post Date November, 17 2024
During Orgasm, several all brain regions are active. This activity starts from the sensory cortex related to the genitalia and quickly spreads throughout the entire brain.
In magnetic resonance imaging, different colors represent different levels of activity, with red being the lowest and yellow and white being the highest
When Orgasm is not reached, only a few brain regions are active, and then spread to more than 80 brain regions with the arrival of Orgasm
According to foreign media reports, what happens to our brains during Orgasm?
Scientists have always known very little about this issue. Now, American Scientist have taken MRI images of women's brains during Orgasm. Through this image, scientists learned for the first time how many brain regions were affected during Orgasm.
This video was taken by 54 year old sex therapist Nanne Weiser. At that time, she sat in the nuclear magnetic resonance scanner and masturbated herself to Orgasm. The image shows that more than 80 regions of the brain are affected during Orgasm. Barry Komisaluk, a psychologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, hopes that this research can help women find out why it is difficult to reach Orgasm.
"Through MRI scanning, we obtained the brain image data of a participant when experiencing Orgasm. We can understand the relationship between different brain regions according to the oxygen level in the blood. The oxygen level is presented in a spectrum, from dark red (lowest) to yellow/white (highest) . As you can see, Orgasm almost turns the whole brain yellow, indicating that most brain systems are active during Orgasm. "
Figuratively speaking, the brain during Orgasm seems to have staged a fireworks show. This image shows how the sensory cortex enters an active state. The sensory cortex is located in a special area related to the genitalia. This activity spreads rapidly through the Limbic system related to emotion and memory. With the arrival of Orgasm, the activity of the hypothalamus reaches its peak. This brain region releases a chemical called "posterior Oxytocin". After Orgasm, the activity of the whole brain begins to decrease. Scientists hope that by further understanding these processes, they can bring good news to patients who cannot reach Orgasm.
