Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2018 May 28. pii: S0925-4927(17)30149-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2018.05.012. Choi EJ1, Taylor MJ2, Hong SB3, Kim C4, Kim JW3, McIntyre RS5, Yi SH6. Abstract According to existing neuroimaging studies of social cognition, individuals use knowledge about themselves to infer the mental states of others and to mentalize in a different way when the other […]
There are 2 articles below. The first is a very short press release in English, saying there was study. (The radio segment linked to in the release says the same thing at minute 1:30-2:00.) Next is the full press release followed by a choppy Google translation into English. ——————————————————– Pornography increasingly damaging health and relationships […]
Porn Research: Fact or Fiction?- Gary Wilson from Center On Sexual Exploitation on Vimeo. In this 2018 presentation Gary Wilson exposes the truth behind 5 studies propagandists cite to support their assertions that porn addiction doesn’t exist and that porn use is mostly beneficial: Gary Wilson – Porn Research: Fact or Fiction? In this presentation […]
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Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2018 May 25;12:25. doi: 10.1186/s13034-018-0231-6. eCollection 2018. Shao YJ1, Zheng T1, Wang YQ1, Liu L1, Chen Y1, Yao YS1. Abstract Background: With the development of economy and technology, the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Internet addiction has gradually become a serious issue in public health worldwide. The number […]
Video by Gabe Deem –Porn Addiction Is NOT Sex Addiction: SASH Conference, 2015 UPDATE (2018): Study finds differences between porn use and other forms of problematic sexual behavior, and researchers wonder if internet porn use should be categorized separately from hypersexuality (“sex addiction”): One issue is whether problematic pornography use may be considered a subcategory […]
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YBOP Comments: This was written in response to David Ley’s blog post attacking nofap. It serves a bigger purpose: 1) to expose that the so-called science contradicting porn addiction is smoke and mirrors, and 2) the papers claiming to refute porn addiction come from two individuals who often team up – Nicole Prause & David […]
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In Porn Then and Now: Welcome to Brain Training I look at the how and why porn from the internet is so compelling, so hard to stop watching. See the many comments below the article. “Are we the first generation to masturbate left-handed?” A Reddit poster recently asked, “Are we the first generation to masturbate […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 23;9:154. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00154. eCollection 2018. Liu L1,2, Yao YW2, Li CR3,4, Zhang JT2, Xia CC5, Lan J1, Ma SS1, Zhou N1, Fang XY1. Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is characterized by cognitive and emotional deficits. Previous studies have reported the co-occurrence of IGD and depression. However, extant brain imaging research has […]
Daneback, K., A. Ševčíková, and S.Ježek Sexologies (2018). Exposition au matériel sexuel en ligne à l’adolescence et désensibilisation au contenu sexuel Abstract It is well known that adolescents use the Internet for sexual purposes, for example viewing sexually explicit materials, a practice which increases with age. Prior research has suggested a link between cognitive and […]
Front Psychol. 2018 Feb 20;9:141. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00141. Veissière SPL1,2,3,4, Stendel M1,3,4. Abstract We present a deflationary account of smartphone addiction by situating this purportedly antisocial phenomenon within the fundamentally social dispositions of our species. While we agree with contemporary critics that the hyper-connectedness and unpredictable rewards of mobile technology can modulate negative affect, we propose […]
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