Why men like to gaze on the female form

[Caano Geel]

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor

Last Updated: 2:06am BST 10/05/200

 

Men find photos of the opposite sex much more "rewarding" than women, new research claims today.

 

According to the study men take the same pleasure out of looking at an attractive female form as they do from having a curry or making money whereas women do not take any significant reward from looking at pictures of men.

 

Men consume more pornography than women

 

The survey published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B said that brain scan studies show that "reward centres" are triggered in men when they gaze at a woman's face or body whereas they are not in females. It also shows men are more likely to make an effort to view pictures of the opposite sex and pay out money.

 

The findings shed light on why men are much greater consumers of pornography than women and why sales of Playboy have always exceeded those of Playgirl, according to Dr Benjamin Hayden at the Centre for Neuroeconomic Studies, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.

 

"One natural inference is that men are more willing to pay to see these images," he told The Daily Telegraph.

 

Previous research has identified several core characteristics of rewards. Economists have shown that people tend to be impulsive, meaning they prefer rewards sooner than later, and that they are less impulsive when rewards are bigger.

 

This study shows that photos follow the same principles, and that more attractive photos act like larger rewards, said Dr Hayden. Rewards also offer incentives to work harder and they can be traded for other kinds of rewards, which is why men exchange money for pictures of naked women.

The team gave 20 heterosexual men and 20 women opportunity to view non pornographic photos of members of the opposite sex and tested if money would offer as much reward, as well as whether people would work harder on a computer to see a photo they were interested in.

 

Men were significantly more patient than women when choosing to view attractive females than when choosing to view neutral or unattractive females.

 

"For men, the reward of seeing a woman is strongly influenced by physical attractiveness, but for women physical attractiveness has little or no impact," said Dr Hayden.

 

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[Che -Guevara]

They had to do a research to figure that out?

[Caano Geel]

work life is sweet for some 'ey

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by Caano Geel:

work life is sweet for some 'ey

Can you believe that? I mean,isnt it Common sense that,photos in magazines are much more revealing,seductive & extremely good looking than the "Live" ones?

[Zafir]

^

[Caano Geel]

lol@faarax, so what's in your subscription list dude?

[Che -Guevara]

Common sense that,photos in magazines are much more revealing,seductive & extremely good looking than the "Live" ones?

Your neighborhood must really suck. I live in neighborhood that's premodinantly Brazilian (Dam Mulattos), with Arabs and Italians. And I say the "Live" ones are banging. All these people was to follow Che on daily basis.

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by Caano Geel:

lol@faarax, so what's in your subscription list dude?

Nothing Huge,Just the regulars man, Playboy,Maxim , Esquire and of course GQ.

 

What about you?

 

Zafir,What you smiling for nigga

[Caano Geel]

^ lol@ banging .. i haven't heard that word being used for too long

 

-- faarax, happily like che i get to take my cold showers for free

[Faarax-Brawn]

Your neighborhood must really suck. I live in neighborhood that's premodinantly Brazilian (Dam Mulattos), with Arabs and Italians. And I say the "Live" ones are banging. All these people was to follow Che on daily basis

I live in the lifeless midwestern city of Minneapolis,where Jillabeeb clad Xalimos roam around my neighborhood. No Mulattos for me adeer,Just decently dressed chocies yeah?

 

faarax, happily like che i get to take my cold showers for free

Dude,Be serious,You dont subscribe to any of the male magazines? I subscribe to GQ & Esquire for the fashion, I was only half kidding about Playboy although i do occasionally buy Maxim

[DigibAc]

So, when did this become news?

[Pacifist]

Masakin

[Caano Geel]

-faarax

First, i feel for you man, I'm sorry. Now honestly, i'm too old for them mags, sadly i try to read them ... and inevitably you understand what that leads to.. the closest i've subscribed to a what in my part of the world is commonly referred to as tug-mag was the national geographic and javanese tribes women don't get it out for the lads.

 

-- digital

the scary bit is the inbuilt reward scheme, now we might say that in our day the triggered parts wern't called ' reward centers' but if our brain incentives us to droolingly letch at grils .. who are to complain.

 

Its good bye to the 'honey i wasn't looking at her' and hello to 'gimme a minute honey i think i feel an endomorphin surge coming on'

[sheherazade]

How fantastically voyeuristic to read this topic. This is what a Men's section would be like.

[Caano Geel]

^I'm glad your enjoying it.. so, why don't you get a reward when you look at a fella?