Professors talk about sex at One Night Stand
Doctors Gregory Ball, Linda Gorman and Christopher Kraft captivated students with lectures on sex and romance
As for women, Kraft informed the audience that there is much debate about the actual existence of a G-spot and that common belief is that only some women may have one, and therefore it isn't something to concentrate on. He then showed a historical video concerning masturbation. From this clip, we learned that Kellogg (of Kellogg's cereal) condemned masturbation and suggested that sex, even within marriage, should only be performed once a month, at most.
The audience also learned that the vibrator was first used in America as a tool in the doctor's office. Doctors would allow women to masturbate in order to free them of unladylike sexual fantasies. Kraft ended his discussion by discussing some more humorous problems he has encountered in his therapy session, such as a man who was aroused by cars.
Following Kraft's lecture, about 30 women were chosen from the audience to step outside and sniff the shirts of the fraternity brothers before voting on the best-smelling participant.
While the women sniffed and Psi Chi tallied, Dr. Linda Gorman spoke about the neuroscience of love. She began by stating that love is not an emotion, but rather a drive or motivation. She defined love as "one of three primary mating drives which has evolved to direct aspects of reproductive behaviors." She then discussed how the brain is affected when one is "in love."
Thanks to new advances in science and technology (including functional MRIs and PET scans) scientists can now view people's brains when they are under the influence of love. The first finding is that, when in love, there are actual changes in brain chemistry.
There is an increase in dopamine, as well as a decrease in serotonin. This is much like an obsessive compulsive person's brain, and according to Gorman, we do feel the same distractedness. Once these neurological changes have occurred once, we are then predisposed to fall in love again.
Gorman also spoke of pheromones and whether or not they really exist. According to her, if a female is fertile and not on oral contraceptives, she can respond to pheromones.
The audience also learned that the vibrator was first used in America as a tool in the doctor's office. Doctors would allow women to masturbate in order to free them of unladylike sexual fantasies. Kraft ended his discussion by discussing some more humorous problems he has encountered in his therapy session, such as a man who was aroused by cars.
Following Kraft's lecture, about 30 women were chosen from the audience to step outside and sniff the shirts of the fraternity brothers before voting on the best-smelling participant.
While the women sniffed and Psi Chi tallied, Dr. Linda Gorman spoke about the neuroscience of love. She began by stating that love is not an emotion, but rather a drive or motivation. She defined love as "one of three primary mating drives which has evolved to direct aspects of reproductive behaviors." She then discussed how the brain is affected when one is "in love."
Thanks to new advances in science and technology (including functional MRIs and PET scans) scientists can now view people's brains when they are under the influence of love. The first finding is that, when in love, there are actual changes in brain chemistry.
There is an increase in dopamine, as well as a decrease in serotonin. This is much like an obsessive compulsive person's brain, and according to Gorman, we do feel the same distractedness. Once these neurological changes have occurred once, we are then predisposed to fall in love again.
Gorman also spoke of pheromones and whether or not they really exist. According to her, if a female is fertile and not on oral contraceptives, she can respond to pheromones.
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posted 9/10/09 @ 6:59 PM EST
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Eve
posted 9/13/09 @ 4:59 PM EST
I wish I could have attended this event it sounds like it was a lot of fun and learning at once. Glad to see that Johns Hopkins is not a prude school but rather the opposite. (Continued…)
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