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Norman Doidge on pornography and neuroplasticity: “The Brain That Changes Itself”

Comments: These pages of The Brain That Changes Itself (2007) by psychiatrist Norman Doidge are very relevant to porn addiction, and explain how Internet porn tastes escalate (a phenomenon that addiction experts call “tolerance“). If you prefer, read entire chapter: Acquring Tastes And Loves. Update 1: 2014 article by Doidge: Sex on the Brain: What […]

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A metaanalysis of the relationship between brain dopamine receptors and obesity a matter of changes in behavior rather than food addiction? (2016)

Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Mar;40 Suppl 1:S12-21. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.9. Benton D1, Young HA1. Abstract Addiction to a wide range of substances of abuse has been suggested to reflect a ‘Reward Deficiency Syndrome’. That is, drugs are said to stimulate the reward mechanisms so intensely that, to compensate, the population of dopamine D2 receptors (DD2R) […]

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Violence-related content in video game may lead to functional connectivity changes in brain networks as revealed by fMRI-ICA in young men (2016)

Neuroscience. 2016 Feb 8. pii: S0306-4522(16)00099-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.01.056. Zvyagintsev M1, Klasen M2, Weber R3, Sarkheil P2, Esposito F4, Mathiak K5, Schwenzer M2, Mathiak K2. Abstract In violent video games, players engage in virtual aggressive behaviors. Exposure to virtual aggressive behavior induces short-term changes in players’ behavior. In a previous study, a violence-related version of the […]

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Age 33 – ED even with porn: NOFAP didn’t change only the way my dick was working. It changed my brain

I’m in NOFAP mode since 110 days and my life has changed radically. I started when one day I met a fantastic girl (my girlfriend) and at the end of a very beautiful day spent together, she came in my place and we tried to make love… but I couldn’t perform. I was shocked, depressed […]

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Age 30s – More confidence & brain power, Clearer, Happier, Personality more exuberant, Perception of women changed

After 70 days I finally had sex with this really gorgeous girl. The proof is there! This ended a 10 month dry spell. And get this, even after that, I am still so tempted to relapse. I won’t because I’ve come so far. But the fact that the temptation is still there, is absolutely insane! […]

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Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brains prefrontal cortex (2014)

Researchers find epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders “Our work presents new leads to understanding neuropsychiatric disorders,” UCI’s Emiliana Borrelli said.  Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and may be an underlying cause of certain complex neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, according to UC […]

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