Ruesink, Gerben B., and Janniko R. Georgiadis. Current Sexual Health Reports (2017): 1-9. Female Sexual Dysfunction and Disorders (M Chivers and C Pukall, Section Editors) Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive summary of the latest developments in the experimental brain study of human sexuality, focusing […]
Andrology. 2017 Nov;5(6):1073-1081. doi: 10.1111/andr.12411. Epub 2017 Oct 26. Chen J1, Chen Y1, Chen G1, Dai Y1, Yao Z2, Lu Q3. Abstract Various neuroimaging studies had identified changes of cerebral activity and structures during the processes of sexual arousal. The identified brain regions were also believed to regulate emotional and cognitive processes. Yet, little was […]
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219519417400310 Lee, Min-Hee, Areum Min, Yoon Ho Hwang, Dong Youn Kim, Bong Soo Han, And Hyung Suk Seo. Journal Of Mechanics In Medicine And Biology (2017): 1740031. Abstract Although problematic overuse of internet has increased, psychopathological characteristics and neurobiological mechanisms for internet addiction (IA) remain poorly understood. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the impact […]
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“Right now, many young guys believe their porn use has no consequences, and they are often distressed to find that when they connect with partners they aren’t aroused. They are dependent upon porn for arousal. Some are justifiably furious when they realize that their sexual health has been put at risk in order to increase […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2017 Sep 29;8:185. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00185. eCollection 2017. Weinstein AM1. Abstract There are a growing number of studies on structural and functional brain mechanisms underlying Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging studies showed that IGD adolescents and adults had reduced gray matter volume in regions associated with attention motor coordination executive […]
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Int J Neurosci. 2017 Oct 2:1-23. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2017.1387116. Abstract Despite increasing understanding of the cerebral functional changes and structural abnormalities in erectile dysfunction, alterations in the topological organization of brain networks underlying psychogenic erectile dysfunction (pED) remain unclear. Here, based on the diffusion tensor image data of 25 pED patients and 26 healthy controls, we […]
I do not have “superpowers”, I simply have my identity back. Granted, when you haven’t felt these things for years upon years, getting them back seems almost surreal but the truth is NoFap does not give you these proclaimed powers. Hell, to avoid sounding like I’m an authority on the subject, I’ll rephrase it and […]
So just completed my 90 day streak and the feeling is just awesome. 90 days before I decided to quit pmo .why? I was sitting in my room lost in my thoughts thinking about women, sexual desires, craving for more false satisfaction. Suddenly a question Pop up in my mind. Which was how many years […]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017; 8: 216. Published online 2017 Aug 29. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00216 PMCID: PMC5581815 Julie Paradis,1 Pierre Boureau,1 Thomas Moyon,1 Sophie Nicklaus,2 Patricia Parnet,1,*† and Vincent Paillé1,*† Abstract Perinatal maternal consumption of energy dense food increases the risk of obesity in children. This is associated with an overconsumption of palatable food that is consumed […]
Today I am one year sober. I feel like my whole life has changed. I can’t explain it easily, but staying pornfree has made a huge difference to many different aspects of life. If you told me 4 years ago when this journey started that I would go an entire year without porn or masturbation […]
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