French researchers have come up with a reason why men tend to sleep soon after sex while women are forced to stay up for a long time. Researchers led by Serge Stoleru, who is head of the French medical research council Inserm, scanned the brains of men during and after sexual intercourse and found that the entire cerebral cortex shuts down soon after reaching an orgasm following which all of the sexual desire is deactivated by two other regions of the brain, cingulate cortex and amygdala. On the other hand in women, the system for calming down the body, also known as the refractory period, is not so strong and hence they manage to stay awake after sex. "These experiments give us the first hints as to what happens in the brain during orgasm. For women it seems to be different", Stoleru said. Source: Medindia << Aurobindo Pharma Receives FDA Approval for Generic Metformi... Long Distance Lover Might Soon Gain Access To Virtual Lips >> Recommended Reading Insomnia Difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep is known as insomnia. It is a symptom that occurs due to other disorders and can cause daytime sleepiness. READ MORE Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea should be suspected in overweight middle aged adults who snore loudly and which can cause interruption of breathing for 10 seconds or more and this results in reduced blood o READ MORE Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a sleep disorder which causes repetitive cramping or jerking of the legs, resulting in disturbance of sleep. READ MORE REM Behavior Disorder REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a sleep disorder in which the person acts out dramatic or violent dreams during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. READ MORE Sleep Sleep is a behavioral state of restricted physical activity. It is controlled by our internal biological clock. READ MORE Sleep Disorder : Restless Legs Syndrome Restless legs syndrome (RLS) causes - An urge to move, usually due to uncomfortable sensations that occur primarily in the legs. READ MORE Sleep Disorder: Sleepwalking Sleepwalking or “Somnambulism,” is a type of parasomnia and has medico-legal implications READ MORE Sleep Disturbances In Women The physical, emotional and hormonal changes that occur in women during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can cause Sleep Disturbances READ MORE Snoring Turbulent airflow causes tissues of the nose and throat to vibrate and the noise produced by these vibrations is called snoring. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Blood Pressure Calculator Drug Side Effects Calculator Noscaphene (Noscapine) More News on: SnoringSleep Disorder : Restless Legs SyndromeSleep Disorder: SleepwalkingPeriodic Limb Movement DisorderREM Behavior DisorderSleep Disturbances In WomenSex FactsSleepInsomniaObstructive Sleep Apnea
French researchers have come up with a reason why men tend to sleep soon after sex while women are forced to stay up for a long time. Researchers led by Serge Stoleru, who is head of the French medical research council Inserm, scanned the brains of men during and after sexual intercourse and found that the entire cerebral cortex shuts down soon after reaching an orgasm following which all of the sexual desire is deactivated by two other regions of the brain, cingulate cortex and amygdala. On the other hand in women, the system for calming down the body, also known as the refractory period, is not so strong and hence they manage to stay awake after sex. "These experiments give us the first hints as to what happens in the brain during orgasm. For women it seems to be different", Stoleru said. Source: Medindia << Aurobindo Pharma Receives FDA Approval for Generic Metformi... Long Distance Lover Might Soon Gain Access To Virtual Lips >> Recommended Reading Insomnia Difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep is known as insomnia. It is a symptom that occurs due to other disorders and can cause daytime sleepiness. READ MORE Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea should be suspected in overweight middle aged adults who snore loudly and which can cause interruption of breathing for 10 seconds or more and this results in reduced blood o READ MORE Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a sleep disorder which causes repetitive cramping or jerking of the legs, resulting in disturbance of sleep. READ MORE REM Behavior Disorder REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a sleep disorder in which the person acts out dramatic or violent dreams during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. READ MORE Sleep Sleep is a behavioral state of restricted physical activity. It is controlled by our internal biological clock. READ MORE Sleep Disorder : Restless Legs Syndrome Restless legs syndrome (RLS) causes - An urge to move, usually due to uncomfortable sensations that occur primarily in the legs. READ MORE Sleep Disorder: Sleepwalking Sleepwalking or “Somnambulism,” is a type of parasomnia and has medico-legal implications READ MORE Sleep Disturbances In Women The physical, emotional and hormonal changes that occur in women during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can cause Sleep Disturbances READ MORE Snoring Turbulent airflow causes tissues of the nose and throat to vibrate and the noise produced by these vibrations is called snoring. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Blood Pressure Calculator Drug Side Effects Calculator Noscaphene (Noscapine) More News on: SnoringSleep Disorder : Restless Legs SyndromeSleep Disorder: SleepwalkingPeriodic Limb Movement DisorderREM Behavior DisorderSleep Disturbances In WomenSex FactsSleepInsomniaObstructive Sleep Apnea
