Scientists from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) have been able to identify the area of the brain in which the climax and ejaculation typical of male and female orgasm are triggered . It is a place in the brain stem known as the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum, responsible for controlling the basic functions of expulsion of body fluids such as urination.
This group of neuroscientists has been searching for the brain focus of the exultant sexual response of the human body for more than 40 years. On this occasion, they scanned the brains of heterosexual couples during stimulation with advanced software that made it possible to pinpoint the epicenter of orgasm. This was located in the left area of the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum, whose right region is in charge of controlling our bladder. Both functions are related since the pelvic organs and the secretion of fluids intervene in them.
The dorsolateral pontine tegmentum connects the brain with the sexual organs. It is not a specific part of the human brain, but is inherent in all animals , as the team found when they also scanned the brains of overexcited cats.
Despite this finding, orgasm continues to be an enigmatic bodily response involving numerous psychological processes in addition to the purely physical ones.
