Orgasms are biologically designed to enhance a long-lasting bond between sex partners, a new study asserts. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin used groundbreaking technology to examine brain activity during and after orgasm. The team uncovered that “a storm of brain activity [amid and following a climax] distributed across 68 distinct brain regions that make up seven brain-wide circuits.”
Several of those brain regions are already “known to shape bonding”—suggesting that orgasms aren’t just intended for pleasure or procreation. “The brain and behavior data suggest that both sexes may be having orgasm-like responses, and these ‘orgasms’ coordinate the formation of a bond,” the authors said in a press release. “If true, it would imply that orgasms can serve as a means to promote connection, as has long been suggested in humans.”
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