PLoS One. 2013 Nov 13;8(11):e79539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079539. eCollection 2013. Kornhuber J1, Zenses EM, Lenz B, Stoessel C, Bouna-Pyrrou P, Rehbein F, Kliem S, Mößle T. Abstract Androgen-dependent signaling regulates the growth of the fingers on the human hand during embryogenesis. A higher androgen load results in lower 2D:4D (second digit to fourth digit) ratio values. […]
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J Behav Addict. 2013 Sep; 2(3): 145–152. Published online 2013 Apr 12. doi: 10.1556/JBA.2.2013.005 PMCID: PMC4117294 Damien C. Hull, Glenn A. Williams,* and Mark D. Griffiths Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Aims: Video games provide opportunities for positive psychological experiences such as flow-like phenomena during play […]
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Front Neurosci. 2015 Mar 18;9:86. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00086. eCollection 2015. Terbeck S1, Akkus F2, Chesterman LP3, Hasler G2. Abstract In the present review, we deliver an overview of the involvement of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) activity and density in pathological anxiety, mood disorders and addiction. Specifically, we will describe mGluR5 studies in humans that employed […]
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COMMENTS: 65% of college Ethiopian students watch porn videos. Reprod Health. 2014 Dec 6;11:84. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-84. Mulu W1, Yimer M, Abera B. Abstract BACKGROUND: Sexual behaviour is the core of sexuality matters in adolescents and youths. Their modest or dynamic behaviour vulnerable them to risky sexual behaviours. In Ethiopia, there is scarcity of multicentered representative […]
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Computers in Human Behavior Volume 49, August 2015, Pages 526–531 Lucia F. O’Sullivan, Highlights I surveyed 366 adolescents (13–17 years) about their technology use and sexual development. I examined which technologies mediate changes in sexual development over a two-year period. Higher levels of texting were linked to gains in oral sex and sexual intercourse experience over […]
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Education for kids about porn is vital, because streaming porn will be with us as long as the internet is around. However, educators must teach pupils how brain plasticity works. Too often one reads in the media that educators should focus on: distinguishing “good porn” from “bad porn,” or reducing the problem to “the need […]
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A tenth of 12 to 13-year-olds fear they are “addicted” to pornography, an NSPCC ChildLine survey has concluded. Watch video of girl talking about influence of porn in an assault when she was 13 One in five of nearly 700 youngsters surveyed said they had seen pornographic images that had shocked or upset them, researchers […]
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J Behav Addict. 2015 Mar 1;4(1):14-21. doi: 10.1556/JBA.4.2015.1.5. Schiebener J1, Laier C1, Brand M2. FULL TEXT PDF Abstract Background and aims Some individuals consume cybersex contents, such as pornographic material, in an addictive manner, which leads to severe negative consequences in private life or work. One mechanism leading to negative consequences may be reduced executive […]
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After not watching Porn for about 6 months now, and not fapping for about three, here are some observations and lessons I have for the prospective (or current) nofapper. Bear in mind: I am a 16 year old kid – at the peak of adolescent horniness – and if I can do it, so can […]
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They say everyone remembers their first time and I certainly remember mine. It was the summer of 1992, with a beautiful blonde girl. Well actually, now I think about it, there were probably four or five girls. And there were a couple of men as well, one of whom I distinctly recall having a handlebar […]
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