Researchers have revealed that having an orgasm is a better workout for your brain than solving a crossword puzzle or sudoku.
Professor Barry Komisaruk, from New Jersey in the US, has claimed that unlike orgasms, mental exercises increase brain activity, but only in relatively localized regions, the Daily Star reported.
Komisaruk said the feelings of sexual climax also block pain.
The neuroscientist asserted that when you have an orgasm, there is a tremendous increase in the blood flow to the brain.
He said that orgasm brings all the nutrients and oxygenation to the brain.
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