Discover 6 shocking psychological facts about sex that will change the way you think about intimacy! This video reveals surprising insights into how sex affects your brain, emotions, and behavior. Learn fascinating truths that can improve your relationships and mental well-being. Watch now to uncover the science behind it!
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00:00Hey, Psych2Goers, welcome back to our channel.
00:03How much do you know about sex?
00:05There are a lot of interesting psychological facts
00:08about sex you may not know.
00:10We've talked about this topic before in our video,
00:12eight psychological facts about sex,
00:14but now we have six more interesting
00:16psychological facts about sex
00:18you'd likely be surprised to hear.
00:20Here they are.
00:21Number one, it takes less than a second
00:23for your brain to decide if someone is sexually attractive.
00:27How long does it take for you to realize
00:28whether or not you're sexually attracted to someone?
00:31Well, according to a 2008 study published in NeuroImage,
00:34it takes half a second for your brain
00:36to decide whether or not someone is attractive.
00:38The author of the study, Stephanie Ortegu,
00:40explained in an interview that they found the brain knows
00:43who we desire and when we desire before we are aware of it.
00:47Researchers also found that it may take our brains less time
00:50to decide if someone is unattractive.
00:52In a hurry much?
00:53Number two, females can alter their voice to sound sexier.
00:59What does your sexy voice sound like?
01:00In a 2013 study published
01:02in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior,
01:04researchers Susan M. Hughes, Justin K. McGilsky,
01:07and Marissa A. Harrison had 40 participants.
01:1020 male and 20 female manipulate their voices.
01:14For one part of the study,
01:15researchers had participants attempt to sound attractive.
01:18The study states that among them,
01:20we found that when trying to sound sexy or attractive,
01:22both sexes slowed their speech and women lowered their pitch
01:26and had a greater vocal hoarseness.
01:28The results?
01:29When subjects manipulated their voice to sound attractive,
01:32researchers found women were able to alter their voices
01:34to sound more attractive, simply counting from one to 10.
01:38Men, on the other hand,
01:39were rated as sounding less attractive
01:41when they throw on their sexy voice.
01:44Number three, cuddling after sex can increase satisfaction.
01:48Who doesn't love cuddles?
01:50But apparently cuddling after sex is the time to do it.
01:53A 2014 study published
01:55in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that cuddling,
01:57kissing, and affectionate talking after intercourse
02:00can increase a couple's bond and sexual satisfaction.
02:03When researchers asked partners to cuddle more after sex,
02:06couples who did so reported greater levels
02:08of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction.
02:11They found this notably more true
02:13for those couples with children.
02:15Researcher Amy Muise notes that when people think of sex,
02:19they tend to be focused on intercourse and orgasm.
02:21This research suggests that other affectionate aspects
02:24are important for sexual and relationship satisfaction.
02:28Number four, not everyone desires sex.
02:31As you may know, not everyone desires sex.
02:34This is especially normal for those who are asexual.
02:37Asexuality is a sexual orientation
02:39where someone doesn't experience sexual attraction
02:41towards others, or they may experience little desire
02:44for sexual encounters.
02:46Everyone is different, so it's seen more on a spectrum.
02:49When it comes to sexual desire,
02:51your normal may be different from others.
02:53Sex therapist and New York Times bestselling author
02:56Ian Kerner said it best, explaining that normal
02:59is such an elastic word.
03:01It depends on what your baseline libido is.
03:04Number five, sex before a stressful task
03:06may lower your level of stress.
03:08Got a big test tomorrow?
03:10Well, let's look at the research.
03:12A 2006 research study published
03:14in the journal Biological Psychology
03:16had subjects take part in stressful activities.
03:19These included giving a public speech
03:21or taking a difficult math quiz.
03:24Subjects who had sex before the test
03:25had lower blood pressure and lower levels of stress.
03:29This was when compared to those who had no sex,
03:31those who masturbated,
03:32and those who had sexual contact without intercourse.
03:35The study even claims that penile vaginal intercourse, PVI,
03:39but not other sexual behavior is associated
03:42with better psychological and physiological function.
03:45And number six, sex can alter your pain perception.
03:50According to some research,
03:52sex may alter your pain perception,
03:53making you feel less pain.
03:55The section of the brain called the hypothalamus
03:57releases the feel-good hormone, oxytocin,
03:59also known as the love hormone during orgasm or arousal.
04:03Researchers at Rutgers University
04:05found that this release of oxytocin
04:07may help women feel less pain.
04:09This can be especially true during menstruation.
04:12Another study published
04:13in the Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
04:15found that extremely low doses of oxytocin
04:18reduce pain sensitivity in men,
04:20lowering one's pain threshold by 56.5%.
04:24Wowza.
04:26So, which of these facts
04:27were you more surprised to learn about?
04:29Did you watch our other video
04:30on psychological facts about sex?
04:32Which facts are more interesting to you?
04:34Feel free to let us know
04:35in the comment section down below.
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