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Sex Boosts Brain Growth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-it-for-my-brain-baby dept.

climenole writes "Sex apparently can help the brain grow, according to new findings in rats. Sexually active rodents also seemed less anxious than virgins, Princeton scientists discovered. Past findings had shown that stressful, unpleasant events could stifle brain cell growth in adults. To see if pleasant albeit stressful experiences could have the opposite effect, researchers studied the effects of sex in rats."

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  1. Re:Bullshit by diskofish · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry AC, but it sounds like you're just too much of a wimp to go out and actually talk to women. Anxious and afraid of being rejected. Heck, you even posted as AC.