After Sex All Animals Are Sad
January 23, 2009
Little is known about what happens in the brain during sex.
“Sex and Depression: In the Brain, if Not the Mind”
“One patient, a young man in his mid-20s, described it this way: ‘After sex, I feel literally achy and depressed for about a day.’ Otherwise, he had a clean bill of health, both medical and psychiatric: well adjusted, hard-working, lots of friends and a close-knit family. Believe me, I could have cooked up an explanation very easily. He had hidden conflicts about sex, or he had ambivalent feelings about his partner. Who doesn’t? There is nothing strange about a little sadness after sexual pleasure.” Written by Richard A. Friedman, M.D.
from The New York Times
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DB notes: Says Wallace Stevens in “Le Monocle de Mon Oncle: “If sex were all, then every trembling hand / Could make us squeak, like dolls, the wished-for worlds.
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Head Over Heels?
January 5, 2009
Looking closely, love.
“It’s Written All Over Your Face”
“Eye candy might more appropriately be called brain candy. Seeing a pretty face is like eating a piece of oh-so-sweet chocolate — for the brain, if not for the stomach. In fact, attractive faces activate the same reward circuitry in the brain as food, drugs and money.” Written by Elizabeth Quill.
from Science News
