标题:Thescienceofsexytime:S 原文来源:www。psypost。org 作者:TheresaFisher,VanWs There’sthatgreatbitinAnnieHallwhenAnnieandAlvySingerareshowninsplitscreenattheirrespectivetherapists’offices。Inresponsetotheirshrinksaskinghowoftentheyhavesex,Anniesays,“Constantly。I’dsaythreetimesaweek,”whileAlvylaments:“Hardlyever,likethreetimesaweek。”It’safunnysceneforafewreasons,butmostofallbecauseitskewerstheargumentoverthefrequencywithwhichpeopleshouldengageincarnaldelight。Butperhapsthere’sametrictoconsiderotherthanfrequency:timing。 TheTelegraphenlistedPaulKelley,aclinicalresearchassociateatOxfordUniversity’sSleepandCircadianNeuroscienceInstitute,toexplainhowcouplesindifferentagegroupsshouldsettheircoitusclocks。 Whywouldagematterforschedulingsex?Because,asourcircadianrhythmsshiftovertheyears,sotoodothetimesofdaywhenwe’remostalert,sedateandprimedforpassion。 Libidosoftheyoungandsprycanfireupatanypointintheday,theirenergylevelsspikeduringthosepostlunchhourssothoseintheirtwentiesshouldsettheirsexalarmsfor3p。m。Thereason:Inyoungadults,KelleytoldtheTelegraph,aneurotransmitterinvolvedininducingalertness,orexin,doesn’toverpowermelatonin,thehormoneatthehelmofsleepscheduleregulation,untilmidmorning。So,regardlessofwhenthepostcollegesetwakesup,theymaynottruly“wakeup”untilthey’vebeenoutofbedforabit。 Couplesintheirthirties,however,shouldgetitonat8:20a。m。AsKelleyexplains,sunlightrevvsuptestosteroneinbothmenandwomenbystimulatingthehypothalamus。 For(early)middleagers,it’sbestforthemoodtostrikebeforeturningin,around10:20p。m。Sexsparksthereleaseofoxytocin,the“love”hormone,whichcanpromoterest。Fortysomethings,accordingtoKelley,shouldaimtohitthesackbeforemidnight,andriseat7:50,whenthey’llfeelmorenaturallyalertthanyoungeradults。 Fiftysomethingsonlyneedtotweaktheirsexingscheduleslightly,asKelleyrecommendsgettingafteritevenclosertobedtime。Sex:10p。m。Sleep:10:30p。m。Also,thesetruemiddleagersshouldindulgeinanyalcoholearlyintheevening,togivesloweddownliverstimetobreakdownthelibidolubricants。 GoldenagersshouldsyncupwiththeairtimeofNCIS,andshootforsexhavingaround8p。m。Olderpeoplenaturallyadoptanearlytobed,earlytoriseschedule,andshouldtrytofitinsexwithoutdisruptingtheirbiologicalrewind。 Asfortheamount?Wellthat,asalways,remainsupfordebate。 ThisarticleoriginallypublishedbyVanWinkle’s,vanwinkles。com,theeditorialdivisionofCasperSleep