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psydoctor8:

VIDEO: What a woman’s brain looks like during sex

The purpose of the animation is to give a dynamic image of how the activity spreads over the brain over time. You start out with localized stimulation and it spreads out and recruits other brain neurons, reaching a crescendo.

After genital stimulation floods the sensory cortex, the limbic system — which is involved in emotional and physiological responses — is turned on.

Then activity spreads to the two parts of the brain called the cerebellum and the frontal cortex. Then orgasm activity reaches its peak in the hypothalamus which secretes oxytocin which causes pleasurable feelings and the uterus to contract. Activity also peaks in the nucleus accumbens, which is an area also associated with pleasure and reward.

“It’s really a symphony of physiological responses,” he said. VIA