Staring at naked women makes you smarter: Study

Canoe.ca ^ | November 24, 2011 | Mike Strobel, QMI Agency

[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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[GlockThe Vote]

Thread is worthless w o pics.

[PoloSec]

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.

[R. Scott]

Well, they’ll all look good.

[TheOldLady]

Lazamataz is actually quite bright and politically savvy. Underestimating him is common, and in some cases, dangerous.

[Morgana]

Slings I honestly thought it made IQ’s drop!

[TheOldLady]

Yes! I want to get smarter. Please send your naked photos now.

[Slings and Arrows]

Don’t worry, she’s ‘armless.

[Slings and Arrows]

*sigh* Science these days...

[Slings and Arrows]

It makes men smarter, but the increased IQ is used to see more naked women.

[Lazamataz]

Sent.

[Brett66]

ROFL!

[Raycpa]

Not another global warming thread.

[wildbill]

“That’s how I learned to use the Internet”

Back in the day when I grew up you got started on improving your mind by reading (or looking at) National Geographic.

That magazine gave birth to a whole generation of eager jungle explorers.

[McGruff]

Is it working?

[Lakeshark]

Now this is funny (post # 24).......

:-)

[Lakeshark]

Now this is funny (post # 24).......

:-)

[BigCinBigD]

Because, only us explorers could get it!

[JakeS]

Now, that is funny.

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[JoeProBono]