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。2 _, O+ U1 U6 W) e2 s
9 n3 G. F1 J, m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。0 J$ Q" D, d0 y1 P+ R. y5 D
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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。, @+ M1 n; v% K5 I: G$ {
; q7 I# R. o" [& l5 y' O/ m8 b. V6 x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。 & ` p% ]# n6 B. Z/ O3 w2 b, r! W; W" E k: k& m0 j8 O0 U: N7 W( u
5 \6 Y+ Q* o! `$ [" s8 v 6 P/ O$ `% }. u. p+ S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 @+ w5 K9 X1 k7 P* l! E' R
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Orgasm: It is hoped the new research will lead to a cure for women who can not orgasm , a, T0 l, _1 N: O, I9 m9 r! n, L% C: y! v0 w9 F% M4 Z$ o9 @
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Secrets of the female orgasm revealed: Scientists discover new hope for women who can't climax q9 r+ b- ~! v 4 X; e, t, M; m N3 d5 i- bScientists have discovered the female orgasm leads to an altered state of conciousness that could help the minority of women who can not climax. 5 J: f& l* P) T) \# z4 F' T2 B. _/ c/ u9 l1 i8 g' ]- `$ ~% w9 L+ }
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. & [! ?, w5 L8 v s( X& I5 g ! k$ x( B z7 O: u1 Y' ~6 d. oThe 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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