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9th December 2018
12:45pm GMT
Researchers believe penetrative sex could help the growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus, which is linked to word memory.
The study was carried out on less than 100 women however, so it's not 100% proven from this alone, however the researchers note that this is not the first study to be performed in this area.
The affect sex has on your memory ''has been reported in a number of animal studies to be advantageous to memory for previously presented objects by increasing neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. However, studies investigating the potential benefits of frequent PVI on memory function in young women are to the best of our knowledge absent from the literature.'' It said.
If you needed an excuse, this is a good one.
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