Researchers animate a female brain experiencing orgasm

TORONTO -- In an attempt to illustrate the different Brodmann regions of the brain, researchers have mapped the female orgasm.

According to the release, human faculties of “structure and function - vision, audition, body sensation,” are separated into each of the Brodmann brain regions; with a different region responsible for different faculties.

The 3D animation of the brain shows a female participant experiencing an orgasm. According to thevisualmd.com website “Over the course of the 7 minutes the participant approaches orgasm, reaches orgasm and then enters a quiet period.”

The orgasm is visualized in the animation by different colours throughout the brain. According to the release “Oxygen utilization levels are displayed on a spectrum from dark red (lowest activity) to yellow/white (highest). As can be observed, an orgasm leads to almost the entire brain illuminating yellow, indicating that most brain systems become active at orgasm.”