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Rutgers lab studies female orgasm through brain imaging
- MikeCapone 16y agoI've read the whole thing, and while it is kind of light on the science, it is well written and fun to read.
- RK 16y agoHaving participated on the researcher end of fMRI stuff, I am impressed if they can get a lot of women to actually climax in there. You really need to be focused on what you're doing, because there are a multitude of distractions. fMRI is significantly louder than a typical MRI exam, for example. On a side not. You can bring metal stuff into the MRI room. It just can't be ferromagnetic. It's fun to play with sheets of aluminum and coins in the high field area. The metal will resist movement due to eddy current effects.
- hockeybias 16y agoIf 'used properly' in this context, it is likely even louder! :)
- zephyrfalcon 16y agoWhat a boring way to study it... :-)
- ramidarigaz 16y ago"While the 68-year-old Komisaruk has been witness to more than 200 live-action orgasms in his lab..." Boring?
- jarin 16y agoI disagree, he probably has one of the top 5 research jobs in the nation!
- bonaldi 16y agoFrom the article: "'It’s the hard question I want to answer,' he says. 'What creates consciousness?'" This isn't just rhetoric: he's talking about a major area of philosophy of consciousness called the hard problem or hard question -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness -- and if they answer that via the medium of masturbation I'll be tickled pink.
- sev 16y agoQuick summary of the article: Doctor: We want to find ways to increase pleasure in people’s lives Woman Subject: "Science needs my climax!" Woman Subject: "I try to remain calm as a vision of dangerous flying dildos passes through my mind." running through fMRI brain scan as woman subject tries to self-stimulate to orgasm Doctor: "One of the biggest conundrums of the orgasm turns out to be a nagging question for all mankind: The orgasm activates the same part of the brain — the anterior cingulate cortex and the insula — as pain." "What creates consciousness?" "How does the brain create the mind?"
- yanowitz 16y agoI found this part disturbing: "The business-savvy Komisaruk already has taken out a patent on the peptide that creates [post-orgasm bliss]." What an awful thing to do.
- dustingetz 16y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium
- endtime 16y agoWe'll have to see if/how he uses it. He could simply have patented it to prevent anyone else from doing so and abusing it.
- jules 16y agoWhat does it mean to patent a peptide? I suppose that it doesn't mean that everyone has to pay him to get an orgasm. He didn't patent a process for making the peptide either. So perhaps it's the use of the peptide in other situations than a natural orgasm? If I discover a planet, can I patent the use of the planet?
- cj 16y agoQuoting the article... "I try to remain calm as a vision of dangerous flying dildos passes through my mind."
- alexgartrell 16y agoI have to admit to not having read the article, but I would be interested to see how many upvotes an article of the same flavor about male orgasms would get.
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