Posted on 11/25/2011 11:23:36 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
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Researchers at the University of Tampere and Aalto University showed volunteer men and women photos of models in varying stages of undress.
Before all you women in sensible shoes cry “sexist pig!”, I hasten to add the models also were male and female.
The volunteers’ electrical brain activity was monitored.
Results appear in the current edition of the science journal PLoS One.
They make me proud to work for this newspaper, to share space with such brain food as the SUNshine Girl.
Professor Jari Hietanen reports the less clothes the models wore, the quicker each volunteer’s grey matter kicked into action.
This may have roots in how our cave-man ancestor identified a potential mate. It was easier if they were naked.
“In less than 0.2 seconds, the brain processes pictures of nude bodies more efficiently than clothed bodies,” Professor Hietanen says.
“Responses were the strongest when the participants looked at (nudes), the second strongest to bodies in swimsuits, and the weakest to fully clothed bodies.”
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(Excerpt) Read more at cnews.canoe.ca ...
And how smart do I become if I stare at naked women after having had 8 beers?
Unfortunately, the brain cells that became smarter were the ones you just killed.
Helen Thomas ?!!
I don’t think so...
Duh, never knew I had an ace up my sleeve all these years............
As Hunter Thompson was purported to have said: "Hey, it works for me!".
bflr
Super-Genius Laz to show up in 3...2...1...
You’d have to be an idiot not to know this.
Well,...so much for Holiday Inn Express. Bring me that cold fusion device thingy.
I’ll get it workin’ in a minute.
Hmmm. If you look at naked women while staying at a Holiday Inn Express...
Manswers also cited a John Hopkins study that concluded a good way to deal with pain is to picture yourself in a threesome with 2 hotties. That’s science.
I recall a theory Cliff on “Cheers” put forward- that only the slowest, weakest brain cells were killed by the alcohol so that the remaining brain tissue was stronger and more vibrant.
Works for me!
I'm not denying the correlation with the remnant of prehistoric brain on possible mating (Oohh.. does it mean we believe in evolution now?). I'm just taking issue with the 'makes-your-smarter' headline.
*sigh* You had to go there...
Holy Lord and Dale Earnhardt Jr.....that is disturbing on every level imaginable.
[...]Professor Jari Hietanen reports the less clothes the models wore, the quicker each volunteer’s grey matter kicked into action.
This may have roots in how our cave-man ancestor identified a potential mate. It was easier if they were naked.
Accurate experimental findings, faulty logic, and wrong conclusion (or at least: misleading article).
The electrical activity increased, but not in the higher brain centers (the prefrontal lobes). Cognitive powers were not enhanced. Rather, the activity in the limbic system (reptilian brain) - responsible for instinctive behavior (like evaluating the sexual attractiveness of potential mates - increased.
Looking at images of nude woman would NOT enhance the ability of a normal male subject to solve analytical problems (e.g., mathematical equations or logical deductions). Rather, certain instinctive processes would be triggered, helping him to determine whether the subject at hand was beddable, or worth bedding.
Regards,
Hahaha ...
Belly laugh......GG
Don't know if that has made me smarter, but it has made life more interesting and enjoyable, for just like the saying that we carnivores say to PETA that if God didn't want us to eat meat, He would not have made it so "tasty;" if God didn't want us to ogle the anatomy of beautiful women "au natural" why did he make the female anatomy so alluring and fascinating?
However, it goes without saying that there are some women (dare I suggest, Liberal females? lol) who should NEVER be seen clothed, never mind undressed, as some of us have weak stomachs.
Of course the previous declaration does not apply for males on the make, in bars, after about 8 to 10 drinks and it's 10 minutes before closing time; then that rule is null and void and they all (even the woof-woofs) look absolutely spectacular and desirable. lol
So brain activity mimicking caveman instincts is now…. smarter?
OK, apparently the study concludes that, because of some measurable increase in the speed of brain activity, people seem smarter than they really are. Reading the article makes one dumber. Posting about it makes one an idiot.
Did I get that right? I’ve lost too many brain cells now to tell.
Lord, I must have the smartest husband in the world. He can hear my shower running from six blocks away!
In AFTER the Helen Thomas pick, dammit.
Brain Drain.
Would be a much better story if it were backed up with an extensive photo spread.
Go to the picture gallery, Joe. Then scroll down.
Another great theory ruined with logic and facts. What do you plan on shooting down next, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, or Obamacare?
What kind of results would I get if I tried it with projected holograms? Sign me up!
“How does the author comes into a conclusion that faster reaction on certain stimuli makes us smarter?”
Yeah, seems he spent too much time staring at numbers.
Seriously though, seems a “duh” that the brain processes the natural unconcealed figure than when adorned with a proliferation of random concealments.
Just sayin'...
“Well ya see Norm, it’s like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
“In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer elimates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”
Astute question - probably being pushed to increase accessibility of porn to the kids so they can be smarter too.
It's like saying that showing the whole face of a family member, vs. showing a shot from the lips to the eyebrows, makes you smarter because you recognize the person faster.
Thread is worthless w o pics.
Experience and common sense dictates that looking at naked women does have an effect.
Now if one wants to describe that effect, without using common crass wording, one could say, at this moment I am getting smarter.
Well, they’ll all look good.
Lazamataz is actually quite bright and politically savvy. Underestimating him is common, and in some cases, dangerous.
Slings I honestly thought it made IQ’s drop!
Yes! I want to get smarter. Please send your naked photos now.
Don’t worry, she’s ‘armless.
*sigh* Science these days...
It makes men smarter, but the increased IQ is used to see more naked women.
Sent.
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