For many women, nipples are erogenous zones. A new study may explain why: The sensation from the nipples travels to the same part of the brain as sensations from the vagina, clitoris and cervix. The study, published online July 28 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is the first to map the female genitals onto the sensory portion of the brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI , researchers noted which brain areas become active when women touch various parts of their bodies.

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Brain scans of women who made themselves aroused showed that the nipples hit the same spot as the vagina and clitoris. Brain scans of women who made themselves aroused showed that the nipples 'lit up' the same part of the brain as the vagina and clitoris. A team from Rutgers University in the U. In men, the same area also lights up when they are stimulated.
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