Eur J Neurosci. 2016 Mar;43(5):671-80. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13149. Epub 2016 Jan 13. Naneix F1,2, Darlot F1,2, Coutureau E1,2, Cador M1,2. Abstract Adolescence is a critical period characterized by major neurobiological changes. Chronic stimulation of the reward system might constitute an important factor in vulnerability to pathological development. In spite of the dramatic increase in the consumption […]
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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 19, June 2016, Pages 1–18 Roberta A. Schribera, , , Amanda E. Guyera, b, , Show more doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2015.12.009 Highlights • We propose a framework, adolescent neurobiological susceptibility to social context. • This framework pivots about brain-based individual differences in social sensitivity. • Adolescent brain indices may moderate the effect of social […]
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Indian J Pharmacol. 2016 Jan-Feb; 48(1): 53–58. doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.174528 PMCID: PMC4778208 Santosh Mayannavar, K. S. Rashmi, Yalla Durga Rao,1 Saraswati Yadav, and B. Ganaraja Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Objective: Nucleus accumbens (NAcc) has a role in addiction and ingestive behavior. In order to assess […]
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Front. Psychiatry, 07 March 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00030 Idaira Oliva and Matthew J. Wanat* Department of Biology, Neurosciences Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA Drug-related behaviors in both humans and rodents are commonly thought to arise from aberrant learning processes. Preclinical studies demonstrate that the acquisition and expression of many drug-dependent […]
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COMMENTS: This study said it was the first to examine the associations between the amount of porn use, negative symptoms (as assessed by the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised SAST-R), and other factors in individuals seeking treatment for problematic porn use. That study also surveyed non-treatment seeking porn users. As with other studies frequency of porn […]
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I started this whole NoFap thing about 6 months ago, and I can honestly say that I have noticed real changes in my life outside of the obvious that I do not masturbate or watch porn any longer. But there are some things that I have come to terms with throughout this experience that I […]
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I’m 24. Lots of benefits. PE 100% gone. I’ve gone from ~30 seconds to about 3-4 minutes. Still not exactly where I want to be, but definitely an improvement. I’m taking this as a process. I did have one experience where I had a BJ that lasted 10+ minutes. Remember that the average guy lasts […]
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I am 34 and have been using porn about 4-5 times a week for about 20-30 minutes per time since I was about 15. The frequency never really increased that much but the impact it was making on my brain and outlook definitely increased over time. The dysfunction increased over time for sure even though […]
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LINK TO FULL STUDY Veruska Andrea Santos1*, MSc ; Rafael Freire1*, MD, PhD ; Morená Zugliani1*, MD ; Patricia Cirillo1*, MD ; Hugo Henrique Santos2 ; Antonio Egidio Nardi1*, MD, PhD ; Anna Lucia King1*, PhD 1Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry of The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio […]
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One-two months ago I realised that I can’t get it up without porn, so I decided to fix that. One of the things I have learned through experience is “research before doing anything”, so I started reading articles about lifestyle, exercising, sexuality, healthcare and more. I reformed my habits – started exercising, going out more, […]
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