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Women like 'sexting,' claims a new study published in the journal Sexes.

Researchers from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico analyzed the brains of 27 heterosexual women in their 20s and 30s as they read both sexually explicit texts (SET) and sexually explicit texts with aggression (SETA). They found that the racy texts triggered responses in the prefrontal and temporal regions of the brain, which are responsible for processing emotions.

Women do not just want to watch people have sex—they want to understand how the emotions associated with sexual contact build, what turns them on and excites them.

"Literature provides suggestions that highlight the important relationships developing between the participants in sexual interactions," the study notes. "Unlike erotic videos, reading allows you to add or remove elements based on your preferences, creating a personalized fantasy."

Also, women tend to be less visually stimulated than men. This is consistent with the fact that men are much more likely to watch porn, while women are more likely to read romance novels or listen to erotic audio tapes.

But what kind of sexting do women like? The study found that while women liked aggressive messages, they preferred spicy but sweet ones.

“Both texts were classified as generators of general activation and sexual arousal for women,” the study concluded, but aggressive sexting “likely induces a state of arousal and heightened alertness,” as women appear to ignore the aggressive parts of the message.

Sexting was also found to release dopamine and oxytocin, triggering flirtatious pleasure and sexual impulses.

"Sexting is an act of sexual empowerment because it is part of sexual communication," Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, a relationship coach and lecturer at California State University, told The Daily Mail. "When you engage in healthy sexual communication, you give yourself permission to express your sexual self, and that is great for your sexual self-esteem."

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