Drew Wilson
August 2nd, 2010, 04:51 PM
Sex apparently can help the brain grow, according to new findings in rats.
Sexually active rodents also seemed less anxious than virgins, Princeton scientists discovered.
Past findings had shown that stressful, unpleasant events could stifle brain cell growth in adults. To see if pleasant albeit stressful experiences could have the opposite effect, researchers studied the effects of sex in rats.
Scientists played matchmaker by giving adult male rats access to sexually receptive females either once daily for two weeks or just once in two weeks. They also measured blood levels of stress hormones known as glucocorticoids, which researchers suspected might lie behind the detrimental effects that unpleasant experiences have on the brain.
More... (http://www.livescience.com/culture/sex-boosts-brain-cells-100728.html)
Damn, and here I thought it was reading books and web-based tutorials that would help. :frown:
Sexually active rodents also seemed less anxious than virgins, Princeton scientists discovered.
Past findings had shown that stressful, unpleasant events could stifle brain cell growth in adults. To see if pleasant albeit stressful experiences could have the opposite effect, researchers studied the effects of sex in rats.
Scientists played matchmaker by giving adult male rats access to sexually receptive females either once daily for two weeks or just once in two weeks. They also measured blood levels of stress hormones known as glucocorticoids, which researchers suspected might lie behind the detrimental effects that unpleasant experiences have on the brain.
More... (http://www.livescience.com/culture/sex-boosts-brain-cells-100728.html)
Damn, and here I thought it was reading books and web-based tutorials that would help. :frown: