We already knew getting it on did wonders for your stress levels and helps burn calories, but now it seems that sex makes you smarter too.
In a study conducted on mice, research psychologists at the University of Maryland found that having sex greatly increased the creation of neurons within the hippocampus, the area of the brain that is responsible for the formation of long-term memory.
You have to keep it up though, as the effects wane after a period of abstinence. Researchers said; "We discovered that even though there had been the production of new neurons, the cognitive abilities acquired during the experiment decreased once the mice were subjected to long periods without sexual activity".
The finding is supported by another study carried out at Konkuk University in Seoul, where researchers found that sexual activity counteracts the memory-robbing effects of chronic stress in mice.
Like you needed another reason to get it on...
