This study managed to stimulate only the clitoris without touching other nearby body parts or causing noticeable sexual arousal.
The G-spot can be difficult to identify. Now, researchers have focused on finding an even more elusive key point related to women’s sexual pleasure: the part of the brain that responds to genital contact, the C-spot.
Findings on area location and variation, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, offer insights into understanding healthy sex, the causes and possible treatments for dysfunction or dissatisfaction, and the long-term effects of sexual abuse.
The somatosensory cortex is the region of the brain that detects touch in general, but different points within this region represent different parts of the body. For years, scientists have tried to pinpoint the exact location for sensory stimulation of the clitoris, but they kept getting inconsistent results. It turns out there’s a good reason for that: Just as sexual experiences differ from woman to woman, the specific site linked to the clitoris in the somatosensory cortex also differs between women.
This study managed to stimulate only the clitoris without touching other nearby body parts or causing noticeable sexual arousal.
The thickness of that area varied for each woman based on how often each reported having sex in the past year. And where the region was and how big it was depended, at least in part, on how often it was used.
The study included 20 healthy women with no history of Pregnancy, psychiatric or neurological disorders, child abuse or neglect, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual disorders, or other illnesses. They were also not menstruating at the time of the study or taking any psychotropic drugs.
Each woman had MRI scans of her brain done while wearing disposable underwear with a device placed over the clitoral area. The device, attached with tape and a Velcro strap, vibrated slightly, just enough to stimulate the region.
For years, scientists have tried to pinpoint the exact location for sensory stimulation of the clitoris, but they kept getting inconsistent results.
Unlike most previous research, this study managed to stimulate only the clitoris without touching other nearby body parts or causing noticeable sexual arousal, allowing scientists to zero in on the brain region associated with sensory touch in that area. region.
This is also the first time that scientists were able to clearly show that the frequency of sexual intercourse in the past year and during a person’s lifetime was related to the physical structure of the brain region linked to clitoral touch.
