(An article from CNN.com, by Elizabeth Landau, originally posted Feb. 19, 2009)

It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there’s science to back it up.

Images of women in bikinis prompted brain responses in men associated with using tools.

New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis.
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