If you don't already know: bed activity can improve mood and relieve pain. Understanding how it affects your brain, however, can improve not only your sexual interactions, but can also have other positive effects on your health. Research in development has already produced the first results!
Jump into bed and… do something for yourself!
This is how bed activity affects your brain…
... it's like a drug
Sex is supposed to make you feel good. That's why we want him, we enjoy him, and that's why, among other things, we spend so much time looking for a suitable partner. The pleasure we experience during sex is largely due to the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that activates the part of the brain responsible for pleasure. Dopamine is, among other things, one of the chemicals that also determines the limit of "hit" or pleasure when using drugs. Cocaine and sex are not the same, of course, but to some extent they involve the same part of the brain.
... it's like an antidepressant
A 2002 study at the University at Albany found in a sample of 300 women that those who had sex without a condom had fewer symptoms of depression than women who had sex with a condom. Researchers hypothesized that various compounds in men's semen, including estrogen and prostaglandins, may have antidepressant properties that are absorbed into the body after intercourse. This is good news for anyone who is in a serious and committed relationship, but if you're still looking for the right partner, don't give up the condom despite that fact. Because there are other ways that will improve your mood, while there are no other ways that will prevent an STD.
… causes a drop in mood
Feel-good chemicals can go full steam ahead during sex. What about after him? According to researchers, there is a so-called "post-coital blues", with the professional abbreviation PCT (post-coital tristesse), which causes a feeling of melancholy and sadness after sex. About a third of the women who participated in the study experienced it.
... relieves pain
Don't give up sex if you have a headache. Research shows that having sex will supposedly ease the symptoms. In one German study, 60 percent of participants with migraine and 30 percent of participants with cluster headaches experienced at least partial, if not complete, relief of symptoms by having sex during the headache. Another study found that women who stimulated their G-spots increased their pain threshold. Some researchers attribute this effect to oxytocin – the hormone of love, trust, relaxation and bonding, which, among other things, relieves pain.
… can erase the memory
Each year, fewer than 7 people out of 100,000 experience so-called transient global amnesia, a sudden and temporary loss of memory that cannot be attributed to any other neurological condition. It can happen with more passionate sex and also with emotional stress, pain, minor head injuries, medical procedures and jumping into cold or hot water. A memory can be erased for a few minutes or a few hours. During this time, the person cannot create new memories or recall recent events. Fortunately, there should be no lasting effects.
… improves memory
Or she could make it better if they were rodents. Indeed, a 2010 study found that rats that had sex at least once a day for fourteen consecutive days had an increase in the number of neurons in the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with memories, compared to rats that had an adventure for one night. The findings were supported by another study conducted on mice. Whether intercourse has the same effects on humans remains to be proven.
... soothes
The same study, which demonstrated an improvement in the memory center of the brain in rats, found, among other things, that these rats were calmer. And it works in humans too. One study found that people who had sex responded better to stressful situations, such as public speaking, than people who had no sex or engaged in other types of sexual activity. Sex lowers blood pressure.
... puts him to sleep
Men are very likely to be more sleepy than women after sex, and scientists think they know why: the activity of the frontal cortex slows down after ejaculation. In combination with the release of oxytocin and serotonin, it is responsible for the feeling of tiredness and the strong desire to sleep.
