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"Forget the rat race. A group of scientists at Princeton were curious to see how sex would affect brain growth, if at all. Their findings were pretty interesting.\nPinterestFacebookThe lab-coat matchmakers divided their test subjects, male rats, into three groups and carried the study out for two weeks. The first group of ratty Romeos would have daily access to &amp;quot;sexually receptive females.&amp;quot; The second group of studs had just one date during the two-week period. And the third group of rats were virgins and not given any action during the course of the study.\nAccording to this recent Life Science article, after studying brain activity in each of the three groups, scientists saw &amp;quot;cell proliferation, or an increase in the number of neurons, in the hippocampus, a part of the brain linked with memory whose cells are especially sensitive to unpleasant experiences. The rats that had more sex also had adult brain cells grow, as well as a rise in the number of connections between brain cells.&amp;quot;\nThe researchers also noticed that the rats given access to sexy time were not as anxious as their virgin counterparts&amp;#8212;these Cassonovas were more eager to try new food. But, the rats who had sex just once during the study did exhibit higher levels of stress hormones than both the virgin rats as well as the rodents getting it on the regular.\nHowever, the scientists felt that &amp;quot;while stress hormones can be detrimental to the brain, these effects can be overridden if whatever experiences triggered them were pleasant.&amp;quot;\nWhat do you make of this study? Do you find yourself getting stressed out if your sex life is sporadic? What about your guy? Are you as cool as cucumber if you&amp;#39;re having sex regularly?\nP.S. Rats aren&amp;#39;t the only ones feeling randy. Remember this sexy fellow?\nSexy news you can use\u2026\n\nOMG, Seriously?! Website offering &amp;quot;beautiful&amp;quot; sperm and egg donors to &amp;quot;ugly&amp;quot; people.\n\n\nDC&amp;#39;s latest plan to raise sexual awareness.\n\n\nNew site helps couples resolve disputes. Sort of.\n\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!\nFollow us on Twitter\nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage\nPhoto: Jupiter Images. Image used for illustrative purposes only."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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