For those not in the (British) know, the "Daily Mail" is a middle-brow newspaper, very professional, usually conservative politically but also with maverick tendencies. When I worked on a BBC Magazine show, "Nationwide", it was often a source of interesting stories - they're good at relating say, Scientific stories to the bloke or bird in the street.
Take a look at this photo -
The Mail's caption to this picture: "Strange as it may sound, I am about to lie down and be propelled backwards into the narrow tube of an MRI scanner, where I will hit the heights of passion and have my brain mapped by the scanner as I do so – and all in the name of science"
The enterprising Rowan Pelling is offering up her body - and her brain chemistry - to an American researcher, Professor Barry Komisaruk of Rutgers
University -
"The Professor worded his conclusion
cautiously, as befits a scientist still compiling key data: 'The
surge of blood and oxygen and nutrients throughout the brain during
orgasm is most likely going to be beneficial to brain health.'
In other words: orgasms are good for
the brain. This is great news for Hugh Hefner and, indeed, the rest
of us, although the exact ways in which orgasm boosts brain function
are still unclear. It certainly seems that the moment the French call
the petite mort is actually an invigorating zip of new life.
So could an orgasm give the brain a
better workout than Sudoku? And if so, then what might the
implications be for our ageing population? Might having regular
orgasms help improve our memory, keep your brain youthful or even
help us live longer? There's only way to find out.
In practice, however, having an orgasm
in the name of science is not a simple feat...."
Read more here....
[Grammatical note for lovers of the English language: note that Rowan says "lie down"; a hen lays an egg, but when we're tired we lie on a couch. Pay attention, class!]
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