Does sex make us smarter? Yes please. So if you'd like to be smarter, forget solving crosswords and trying to become a sudoku master, but instead jump between the sheets with your partner. A bit of a joke and a bit of truth, research on the positive effects of sex on our body is exciting again with new findings, this time on its effects on our brain.
Researchers from England's Coventry and Oxford universities found that older adults who have intercourse every week, better functioning brain functions, and are in research achieved more points on tests of their memory and fluency.
A study, which was published in The Journals of Gerontology, looked at 73 people, 28 men and 45 women, between the ages of 50 and 83. Each participant answered questions about their lifestyle and health and about how often, on average, they had sex in the last year – never, weekly, monthly. They also completed a standard test that measures different patterns of brain activity in older adults. The greatest attention was paid to attention, memory, fluency, language and visual-spatial functions.
Sexuality is not only a pleasure, it is more than obvious that it also benefits us.The study was linked to 2016 survey, which found that older adults who were sexually active, achieved better results on cognitive tests than those who were inactive in bed. A researcher from Coventry University, Hayley Wright, explained to The Healthy portal that they are not sure whether the reason for the results lies in social or physical foundations, but with each study they are closer to understanding why this connection exists in the first place and what the reasons are mutual.
We should enjoy sex weekly... but we will be smarter.
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