Couple wanted for the sex lab in Maastricht

Research begins in September and is led by Marieke Dewitte. "Until now, many researches on sex have often focused on the individual: we let someone look at himself from pornography and measure, for example, the l? genital arousal, "she says.

Dewitte works as Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology of Health and Clinical Psychology at the University of Maastricht. She is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ghent.

Sexual Awakening

"But if we want to know how does sexual arousal between couples work, we also need to look at the interaction between two people.How do we react to And if one goes up to What does it mean that the other is more excited at the same time? "

" We also often see women who have let us watch a porn movie they are physically horny about but that I'm not sure of. subjective experience is lagging behind, they do not really like it, "says Dewitte. "But would it change if their partner was in the same room and encouraged them?"

A comfortable living room

To answer these questions, the University of Maastricht is currently launching a "sex lab" for couples. "It's not a sterile space, we've designed it to look like a comfortable living room, with a couch and plants."

Buffer and elastic

Participation in research is, says Dewitte, "focused on privacy". "We bring couples into the living room and explain the research."

To measure genital arousal in men, a kind of elastic is used around the penis. Women receive a type of stamp that they must insert themselves. "We explain to the participants how to insert and insert these measuring instruments, then we close the door and leave them alone.There is no window in the room and there is no transparent mirror or anything, so we have no view of exactly what is going on in space. "

Based on the measurement results, Dewitte hopes to better understand the differences and similarities in sexual arousal between couples. "With many sexual problems within a relationship, sexual arousal or lack of it is at the root of sexual arousal." A better understanding of this can also bring us closer to a sexual relationship. 39, a solution. "

Looking for Married Couples

Have you become enthusiastic? The University of Maastricht is urgently looking for participants for their research. "Everyone can participate, because of course we are in a university, the number of student registrations will probably be important.This can finally give a distorted picture.That is why I am certainly calls for couples of a certain age to participate, "says Dewitte. Participants receive a refund of 50 euros per couple. Interested parties can register by mail at the university.