A 25-year old describes his withdrawal and recovery of erectile health after quitting Internet porn. Listen to Nov. 20, 2012 radio show “Your Brain in the Cybersex Jungle” Gabe’s second show with Gary – Gabe answers questions about porn-induced ED (show #20) Related links: Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013) Why Shouldn’t Johnny Watch […]
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“Femstronauts” from Reddit.NoFap are experiencing familiar porn-related problems and benefits from quitting. Gary discusses this phenomenon with his guest Marnia (his wife). Listen To Show Also see: Jag väljer bort sex med en partner – (“I opt out of sex with a partner” (Sweden) Comments by women under this article Sexual energy and the single […]
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Has the Web stolen your mojo? Listen and find out in these radio shows Whether it’s Internet pornography, Facebook, or video-games, constant stimulation at a click is new to mankind. Many brains are finding it too much to handle. Gary examines the evolutionary and neurochemical reasons, with attention to the unique vulnerability of adolescent brains. […]
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Int J Prev Med. 2013 Dec;4(12):1429-37. Kamal NN, Mosallem FA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a growing problem in Egyptian adolescents. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of PIU among high school students in El-Minia Governorate and to determine the personal, clinical, and social characteristics of them. METHODS: A cross-sectional study […]
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2013 Dec;15(4):431-43. Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Despite the importance of numerous psychosocial factors, at its core, drug addiction involves a biological process: the ability of repeated exposure to a drug of abuse to induce changes in a vulnerable brain that […]
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Front. Integr. Neurosci., 20 July 2012 | doi: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00049 Jeff A. Beeler1*, Cristianne R. M. Frazier2 and Xiaoxi Zhuang1,2 1Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 2Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Accumulating evidence indicates integration of dopamine function with metabolic signals, highlighting a potential role for dopamine […]
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2011 Aug;35(8):1704-12. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.04.003. Epub 2011 Apr 15. Sturman DA, Moghaddam B. Author information Abstract Adolescence is a period of increased behavioral and psychiatric vulnerabilities. It is also a time of dramatic structural and functional neurodevelopment. In recent years studies have examined the precise nature of these brain and behavioral changes, and […]
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2011 August; 35(8): 1687–1703. Published online 2011 May 12. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.04.013 PMCID: PMC3134153 NIHMSID: NIHMS296109 Heather C. Brenhouse and Susan L. Andersen* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Neurosci Biobehav Rev See other […]
Cereb Cortex. 2010 Jul;20(7):1613-29. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp225. Epub 2009 Oct 29. Geier CF, Terwilliger R, Teslovich T, Velanova K, Luna B. Author information Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. [email protected] Abstract The nature of immature reward processing and the […]
The British Journal of Psychiatry (2011) 199: 87-89 doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.088146 Henrietta Bowden-Jones, MRCPsych, DOccMed, MD Luke Clark, DPhil + Author Affiliations Imperial College London, and the National Problem Gambling Clinic, Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK + Author Notes Henrietta Bowden-Jones […]
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