What Turns People On?

Did you know that the brain is the biggest human sex organ? In fact, anything that is sexually arousing has nothing to do with our genitals, but instead repeated knowledge that makes us associate certain touches or actions with eroticism and sex.

It’s a reality that no area in our body can automatically produce sexual arousal. It’s only the presence of unusually rich collection of nerve receptors that makes certain areas of body so sensitive to touch. Another brain related activity that really turns people on is—Sexual fantasy. Such fantasies include having sex with someone other than ones partner. Sexual fantasies differ from men and women as per content.

The basic cycle of sexual arousal can be divided into three major parts—getting excited, reaching maximum level of arousal, and reaching orgasm. The first phase is the only phase that can last for more than one hour. Foreplay can be considered a part of it. It is when something stimulates our body, preparing it for the intercourse.

In the second phase –reaching maximum level of arousal, the body prepares for an orgasm and undergoes certain changes. For instance, women experience expansion of the breasts and vagina while men experience an erection. The last stage is the—Orgasm. It is an intense and highly pleasurable feeling. During this period the breath and heart rate reaches its maximum. Moreover, the penis releases a fluid called ‘semen’ inside a woman’s vagina.

There are several differences between males and females, as far as an orgasm aftermath is concerned. While women have an ability to recover back to the first stage quickly, men on the other hand cannot reach arousal again and do not have the ability to reach multiple orgasms back to back.

After the arousal cannot be reached anymore the human body tends to return to its normal state, correcting the changes bought by the orgasm.