Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2016
A Key to Orgasm: Some Brain Areas Have to Go Quiet
Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas
Stories by Martin Portner
Martin Portner is a neurologist living in Brazil. He is author of Inteligência Sexual (Sexual Intelligence, Editora Gente, 1999). Portner lectures and leads workshops on the brain and creativity.
Mind & BrainApril 1, 2008
The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure
Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas