If you’re recovering from porn addiction/Problematic Porn Use, you may gather some useful insights from this upbeat video by a fellow porn-sufferer. He addresses the challenge of being hyper focused on sex as a consequence of today’s sexualized environment and/or over-consumption of porn. […]
This clear, concise Scandinavian video series explains what you need to know to understand porn’s harms, whether you are a porn addict or simply experiencing porn-induced symptoms. Its author is a remarkable teacher. His cogent analysis and personal experiences as a recovered porn addict make this series especially effective. He answers common questions thoroughly and […]
Brain Cogn. 2020 Jan 15;139:105518. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2020.105518. Mohammadi B1, Szycik GR2, Te Wildt B3, Heldmann M4, Samii A5, Münte TF4. Abstract Excessive video gaming has a number of psychological and social consequences. In this study, we looked at possible changes in gray and white matter and asked whether these changes are correlated to psychological measures. […]
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Today unfortunately I break my strike. I read about feminine porn and I wanted to see that (also because during this time I read a lot about perception of sexuality, majority of male point of view in creating erotic content in internet, trying to expand my point of view for healthy sexual behaviors). I was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Addict Biol. 2019 Aug 1:e12814. doi: 10.1111/adb.12814. van de Wetering R1, Schenk S1. Abstract Repeated exposure to drugs produces a plethora of persistent brain changes, some of which underlie the development of drug addiction. An important objective of addiction research is to identify the brain changes that might mediate the transition from drug use to […]
News Release 14-Jan-2020 The idea of food addiction is a very controversial topic among scientists. Researchers from Aarhus University have delved into this topic and examined what happens in the brains of pigs when they drink sugar water. The conclusion is clear: sugar influences brain reward circuitry in ways similar to those observed when addictive drugs […]
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So I started this journey exactly three months ago when I decided that I wanted to change my relationship towards my own sexuality. I probably started masturbating to porn when I was 13 or so. Until about last year I would say I could not even have masturbated without watching porn. I did it pretty […]
Addict Biol. 2019 Aug 1:e12814. doi: 10.1111/adb.12814. van de Wetering R1, Schenk S1. Abstract Repeated exposure to drugs produces a plethora of persistent brain changes, some of which underlie the development of drug addiction. An important objective of addiction research is to identify the brain changes that might mediate the transition from drug use to […]