We all know the countless benefits of sex, but here’s a new one – women who have more sex may have more developed brains. A new study seems to show that the “somatosensory cortex” in the brain was more developed in women who frequently have intercourse. Via Metro:

As part of the research, female volunteers – between the ages of 18 and 45 – had their clitorises stimulated by a vibrating object placed above their underwear, while their brains were scanned.

Researchers also asked female volunteers how frequently they had had sex over the past year.

As the device vibrated, the somatosensory cortex region of the brain was activated. 

Researchers then measured the thickness of that brain area, finding it was bigger in females who reported having more sex.

‘We found an association between the frequency of genital intercourse and the thickness of the individually mapped genital field,’ explains study co-author Dr. Christine Heim – a professor of medical psychology at Charite University Hospital in Berlin.

So to put it simply: the more sex, the bigger the region of the brain.

Of course, this isn’t the first study to look into the benefits of sex on the brain.

Back in 2016, scientists at McGill University in Canada found young women who have regular sex have an easier time remembering things than their less sexually active counterparts.

It’s good news for men, too.

That same year, another study also found that older guys who have regular sex have better ‘brain health’ and are less likely to lose memory.

So, if your 2022 resolutions include getting smarter, remember – more sex = bigger cortex!