Sex Boosts Brain Growth 251
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."
Bullshit (Score:5, Funny)
If that were the case /. would be full of retards and the NBA would be full of geniuses.
I'll believe it when Jon Bon Jovi announces that he's found the Higgs Boson.
Now I understand... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:4, Funny)
it's not bullshit.
Look at how much arguing there is on slashdot, we are all quite stressed...
Says you !
Re:Sign me up (Score:5, Funny)
Sex with hot female rats... (Score:5, Funny)
Those rats that had contributed to the Linux kernel fared the worst.
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
Forwarding this important study (Score:5, Funny)
To my wife immediately. She complains that her memory could be better.
Brains (Score:4, Funny)
Poor small-brained me :(
Re:Forwarding this important study (Score:5, Funny)
I tried that already.
Her memory is still good enough to remember that gorgeous blonde I checked out yesterday...
Cue up the religious right (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:5, Funny)
"If that were the case /. would be full of retards...."
Have you been reading the comments here?
reminds of that classic seinfeld episode (Score:5, Funny)
elaine stops having sex with her boyfriend to motivate him to pass an exam (another commentary on sex and smarts) and george stops having sex because his girlfriend has mononucleosis. george gets progressively smarter (until he spontaneously learns portuguese and therefore seduces a portuguese woman, thus becoming a stupid again), and elaine gets progressively dumber. some humor from jerry's summary of what's going on in their heads:
to george:
to elaine:
http://www.operaforthemasses.com/2010/06/seinfeld-review-7-abstinence.html [operaforthemasses.com]
Suddenly I'm a lot more impressed with Marvin (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:4, Funny)
Like a spider monkey on meth, but if that works then I should have passed genius level around 1974.
New headline for spam (Score:5, Funny)
En-large your bra1n!
Re:Sex Boosts Brain Growth... in rats. (Score:4, Funny)
So we should prevent lawyers breeding at all costs?
Re:Forwarding this important study (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:3, Funny)
Just remember, every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten. [plus613.com]
I just realized something: No pussy => masturbate => kitten dies => no pussy. It's an evil circle!
Re:Bullshit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bullshit (Score:3, Funny)
So having sex with rats will make you smarter?
Why do you think the smart hookers don't charge the narcs?