Neuroscience News Summary: Everyone knows consuming junk food is bad for your health, but a new study reveals it could also be bad for developing brain health. Excessive consumption of calorie-dense foods can lead to changes in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex, including altering dopamine signaling and inhibition. Source: University of Western […]
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Front. Pharmacol., 18 February 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.00057 Angélica del Pilar Escobar1, José Patricio Casanova2,3, María Estela Andrés4 and José Antonio Fuentealba5*† 1Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile 2Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 3Núcleo Milenio NUMIND Biology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Universidad de […]
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J Addict Nurs. 2020 Jan/Mar;31(1):30-38. doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000322. Karayağiz Muslu G1, Aygun O. Abstract BACKGROUND: Computer games are included in next-generation technologies in today’s developed visual media world. They are attractive to all ages, but the dramatic increase in the use of computer games in children and adolescents is remarkable. This study aims to determine the […]
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Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 24. pii: S0006-3223(19)31959-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.12.018. Birnie MT1, Kooiker CL2, Short AK1, Bolton JL1, Chen Y1, Baram TZ3. Abstract Disrupted operation of the reward circuitry underlies many aspects of affective disorders. Such disruption may manifest as aberrant behavior including risk taking, depression, anhedonia, and addiction. Early-life adversity is a common antecedent of […]
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Not sure where to post this .. first post, success story, some good tips, relation issues. First of all I want to thank NoFap for inspiring me to quit. I’m now a year sober This is my story, what worked for me and some observations. In the beginning, as a teenager in the late eighties, […]
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Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01580-2. van Oosten JMF1, Vandenbosch L2. Abstract Although non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS) is an important type of online sexual harassment behavior, the predictors of this behavior are currently understudied. The present study aimed to fill this gap by investigating online pornography use as a predictor of adolescents’ […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 9;17(2). pii: E448. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020448. Wartberg L1, Lindenberg K2. Abstract Problematic use of the Internet is becoming increasingly important and especially for adolescents, high prevalence rates are reported in many countries. Despite the growing international research activities and the reported prevalence estimates, comparatively very few studies have […]
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Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Nov-Dec;61(6):578-583. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_85_19. Kumar S1, Singh S1, Singh K2, Rajkumar S1, Balhara YPS3. Abstract Introduction: The college students are prone to use internet in a manner that could negatively affect several aspects of their life. The present study is one of the largest studies to be undertaken in India, aimed at […]
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https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.74 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated. […]
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Introduction (as it appears on Page #1) Legal counsel advised us to create these pages, which document Nicole Prause’s extensive campaign targeting those who point out possible harms of porn use or issues in the porn industry. “Sunshine” protects the community Prause harasses by preserving facts and permitting visitors and journalists to understand the truth […]
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