How Can Sex Affect Brain Work?

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JAKARTA - Sexual intercourse is known to affect the function of the whole human body. Recent research shows that sex has an impact on a person's portion of food and how well heart function is.

As reported by Medical News Today, Tuesday, December 5, sex is touted as an effective method of burning calories. Scientists note that appetite decreases after someone has sexual intercourse.

In addition, a study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior in 2016 found that. Women who feel satisfied when having sex are more likely to be protected from the risk of high blood pressure in the future.

Many effects of sex on the body actually affect brain activity and the release of hormones in the central nervous system. Both for men and women, sexual stimulation and satisfaction have been shown to increase brain tissue activity. Related to pain and emotional state, as well as the reward system. This led some researchers to equate sex with other stimulants which we expect will cause an instant 'high' sensation, such as drugs and alcohol.

A 2005 study by researchers at the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands used a scanning positron emission tomography to monitor the brain flow of male participants as their genitals were stimulated by their female partners.

Scan shows that exciting an erection penis increases blood flow in the posterior insula and secondary sohargic cortex in the right hemisphere. As well as lowering blood flow in the right amygdala.

Insula is part of the brain that is associated with emotional processing, as well as the sensation of pain and warmth. Likewise, the secondary sobarensori cortex is expected to play an important role in encoding pain sensations.

As for amygdala, known to be involved in emotional settings, and its activity disregulation has been linked to the development of anxiety disorders. A previous study from the same university focused on the part of the brain activated at the time of ejaculation found that there was an increase in blood flow to the small brain, which also played an important role in emotional processing.

The researchers likened small brain activation during ejaculation to pleasure caused by other activity that stimulates the brain's reward system.

In a study of last year's female orgasm, scientists from Rutgers University in Khacaya, NJ, monitored the brain activity of 10 female participants as they reached their peak of pleasure either by self-stimulating or by excitation from their partners on their bodies.

Areas that were'significantly active' during orgasm, according to the team's findings, included parts of the prefrontal cortex, orbital cortex, insula, cingulate gyrus, and small brain. This area of the brain is involved in various emotional processes and pain sensations, as well as in regulating several metabolic processes and decision making.

Another study that previously discussed MNT shows that the rhythmic and fun stimuli associated with orgasm put the brain in a urgency condition. The study author Adam Safron compared the effect of a woman's orgasm on the brain with the effects caused by dancing or listening to music.

"Music and dance may be the only thing that approaches sexual interaction in its ability to train neural rhythms and produce sensory and tracing absorption," he wrote.

Artinya, tambahnya, alasan kita menikmati pengalaman seksual mungkin sangat berla overlap dengan alasan kita menikmati pengalaman musik, baik dalam hal yang bersifat langsung ( yaitu, masuknya neuron dan induksi kondisi seperti tribute) maupun yang utama ( yaitu, pilihan pasangan dan kompung) tingkat causa-benar.