World News 23-06-2005 who: Neuroscientist Dr Gert Holstege what: Says brain scans show "deactivation of large parts of the brain" when women reach orgasm where: Copenhagen, Denmark when: Monday snippet: Presenting his research at a conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the professor, from the University of Groningen in Holland, says "unless a woman is able to let go of anxieties it could be difficult for her to reach orgasm". The Telegraph explains that studies of women found "less activity of the amygdala, the part of the brain linked to fear and alertness, when a woman was touched by her partner". [... more]

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