Brain Behav. 2019 Mar;9(3):e01239. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1239. Møller A1,2, Rømer Thomsen K3, Brooks DJ1,2,4, Mouridsen K2, Blicher JU2, Hansen KV1, Lou HC2. Abstract INTRODUCTION: We have previously shown that an interaction between medial prefrontal and parietal cortices is instrumental in promoting self-awareness via synchronizing oscillations in the gamma range. The synchronization of these oscillations is modulated […]
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Kaylee Skoda, Cory L. Pedersen SAGE Open, April-June 2019: 1–11 Abstract Previous research has found that images depicted in the mainstream media have a negative influence on self-esteem, particularly among women. With the ease of accessibility and distribution of sexually explicit material (SEM) in recent years, due largely to the rise of the Internet, it […]
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This is a long one boys. tl:dr’s are for losers I wanted to write this to give back, I thought it incredible that we a community like this to help guys who’ve lost their way in life due to a myriad of factors. While i’ve never actually used these forums other than for informing myself […]
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I am very proud of myself because I really have noticed some changes in my life since day one of fighting with this battle of reaching sobriety from P & M. A little background I have been dealing with PMO since I was 17, I am now 27. I had sex so much in high […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10: 311. Published online 2019 May 22. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00311 PMCID: PMC6538808 PMID: 31178763 Marianne Destoop, 1 , 2 Manuel Morrens, 1 , 3 Violette Coppens, 1 , 3 and Geert Dom 1 , 2 , * Abstract Background: Recently, anhedonia has been recognized as an important Research Domain Criterion (RDoC) by the National […]
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[Note: don’t try this at home, kids.] This is it. Today’s my 90th day. Thirteen weeks, or close enough. Never thought I’d make it this far. Whew. The following post is not meant as an advertisement or to persuade anyone to follow my steps, especially if you’re a teenager. High schoolers, this is most definitely […]
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Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review is aimed at summarizing the scientific evidence suggesting that the core psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying substance use disorders and gambling disorder are also involved in gaming disorder. Recent Findings Theoretical models that aim to explain the development and maintenance of gaming disorder focus on cue reactivity and […]
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YBOP comments: This paper was only brought to our attention recently by a young researcher. It’s fascinating because it describes all the same kinds of escalation and distress we (and others) have been documenting for years, and which a vocal pack of sexologists incomprehensibly deny. See excerpts below Abstract. (And don’t miss newer Polish research […]
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Sorry Dr. Perry, it’s the porn. 2021 study guts Perry’s pet theory that masturbation, not porn, is the critical factor in relationship problems. See Pornography and Sexual Dissatisfaction: The Role of Pornographic Arousal, Upward Pornographic Comparisons, and Preference for Pornographic Masturbation (2021). SHOCKING UPDATE – 2019: Author Samuel Perry confirmed his agenda-driven bias when he […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10: 336. Published online 2019 May 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00336 PMCID: PMC6524313 PMID: 31133904 Xavier Benarous, 1 , 2 , * Pierre Morales, 3 Hanna Mayer, 1 Cosmin Iancu, 1 Yves Edel, 3 and David Cohen 1 , 4 Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been a controversial entity with various opinions about its […]
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