Are Orgasms All In the Mind?

Are Orgasms All In the Mind?

Source: Whole Science

Is orgasm through mental imagery alone possible? Research into the science of the orgasm has uncovered that it is possible to have orgasms without physical touch. Indeed, they have even found that it is possible to orgasm through non erogenous parts of the body, including the knee and nose!

It is a common experience to have orgasms through dreams, hinting at the possibility that our mind may be the vehicle for orgasms, not the body.

Furthermore, researchers have discovered that it is possible for paralysed people to have orgasms. But how? Are orgasms all in the mind?

This formerly taboo subject in science was explored by Rutgers University when Rutgers University's Komisaruk and retired Rutgers professor Beverly Whipple decided to test out this theory.

Carrying out studies of spinal-cord-injured women, they've found evidence of what they believe to be a new orgasmic pathway, one that bypasses the spine completely.

They found that the same brain areas were activated during orgasms experienced by imagery alone- there was no difference between those and actual genital orgasms.

Known commonly as the 'extragenital' orgasm, their studies found that pleasure can be obtained through any part of the body or from no physical contact at all.

Komisaruk states "Although it sounds strange, the reports are believable. Now, people can show our book to someone who doubts it (The Science of Orgasm), and it can serve as a validation. Time will tell how prevalent non-genital orgasms are."

From their investigation into paralysed woman's orgasms, it is showing that perhaps what we thought was the cause of orgasms (physical stimulation), may not be the cause at all. Indeed, it could be that harnessing the power of our minds through mental imagery alone may be enough to produce full physical orgasms in both men and women.

They conclude: "The increases in the self-induced imagery orgasm condition were comparable in magnitude to those in the genital self-stimulation-produced orgasm condition. On this basis we state that physical genital stimulation is evidently not necessary to produce a state that is reported to be an orgasm and that a reassessment of the nature of orgasm is warranted."

Edited by: Lawyer Asad