In a new study conducted by the heroes at Princeton University, research has proven that men seeing a woman in bikini are more likely to see them as objects and not think about the woman’s thoughts. I’m stunned.

Sexy women in bikinis really do inspire some men to see them as objects, according to a new study of male behavior.

Brain scans revealed that when men are shown pictures of scantily clad women, the region of the brain associated with tool use lights up.

And in a “shocking” finding, Fiske noted, some of the men studied showed no activity in the part of the brain that usually responds when a person ponders another’s intentions.

This means that these men see women “as sexually inviting, but they are not thinking about their minds,” Fiske said. “The lack of activation in this social cognition area is really odd, because it hardly ever happens.”

It’s really great that research grants are given to important research like this because otherwise I’d be really concerned about myself. I mean I’m always looking at someone like the lovely Audrina Patridge, pictured above, and wondering why I’m solely attracted to her physically instead of asking what’s going on in her head. Never mind the fact that with Audrina I’m pretty sure all that’s going on in there is a lonely brain cell eating glue and throwing a Super Ball against the walls of her skull while watching episodes of Two and a Half Men. You can check out more of Audrina’s thoughts on foreign policy and the economic stimulus package below.

Honestly sometimes I wish I were just a hot chick in a bikini because then everyone would pay attention to me without me having to cut myself or dress up like Strawberry Shortcake. Some may say that’s not “good attention” but to those people I say “DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’VE MADE ME DO TO MYSELF…I’M A PRETTY GIRL, I’M A PRETTY GIRL.” It makes sense in context, trust me.

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