According to the Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) diagnostic manual, Internet addiction is divided into five categories: addiction to online games, pornography, social networking, Internet information and Internet shopping. The Internet is arguably one of the most impactful and important inventions well, ever. It has the ability to inform millions, to entertain, to escape into an […]
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 12, 638-651 (November 2011) | doi:10.1038/nrn3105 Paul J. Kenny1 About the author Abstract The hedonic properties of food can stimulate feeding behaviour even when energy requirements have been met, contributing to weight gain and obesity. Similarly, the hedonic effects of drugs of abuse can motivate their excessive intake, culminating in addiction. Common […]
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From reddit/nofap – link The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Modern Day Pornography When being close with another girl, I started noticing how porn had affected my sex life….I no longer feel anything during sex. I imagine I am in a porn scene… and whenever I get rid of my concentration for a while, I […]
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A post asking about rewiring: I think that rewiring will help speed things up once normal sensitivity is restored. But do you believe there is a point where a guy either does not ever establish natural pathways for women because he watched porn from say, age 5 to 23. Or do you believe there is […]
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This UK debate occurred today via the Internet, and although the audio quality is decent, the visual quality is uneven. Gary mentioned this research in the debate: Adolescents & Pornography. Also see this section studies on the Adolescent Brain Article about the adolescent brain and Internet porn – Why Shouldn’t Johnny Watch Porn If He […]
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Sexual Behaviors Natural and Drug Rewards Act on Common Neural Plasticity Mechanisms with ΔFosB as a Key Mediator (2013) Natural reward experience alters AMPA and NMDA receptor distribution and function in the nucleus accumbens (2012) DeltaFosB in The Nucleus Accumbens is Critical For Reinforcing Effects of Sexual Reward. (2010) Neuroplasticity in the Mesolimbic System Induced […]
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COMMENTS: Study found cue-induced cravings, similar to drug addicts, predicted porn addiction. Contrary to popular belief, unsatisfying sexual life had no correlation to porn addiction. Supporting the gratification hypothesis means addiction-like behaviors in response to ones chosen addiction. Laier, C., Pawlikowski, M., Pekal, J., Schulte, F. P., & Brand, M. (2013). Journal of Behavioral Addictions. […]
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Comments: PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055162. Epub 2013 Feb 7. Romano M, Osborne LA, Truzoli R, Reed P. Source Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. Abstract The study explored the immediate impact of internet exposure on the mood and psychological states of internet addicts and low internet-users. Participants were given a battery of psychological […]
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PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055162. Epub 2013 Feb 7. Romano M, Osborne LA, Truzoli R, Reed P. Source Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. Abstract The study explored the immediate impact of internet exposure on the mood and psychological states of internet addicts and low internet-users. Participants were given a battery of psychological tests […]
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Autoradiograms showing dopamine D2 receptor levels in the brains of obese and lean rats at four months of age. Half of the rats, top row of images, had been given unrestricted access to food during the previous three months while the other half, bottom row of images, were kept on a restricted diet. Compared […]
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