Impact of videogame play on the brain’s microstructural properties: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses (2016)

Molecular Psychiatry advance online publication 5 January 2016; doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.193 H Takeuchi1, Y Taki1,2,3, H Hashizume4, K Asano5, M Asano6, Y Sassa1, S Yokota1, Y Kotozaki7, R Nouchi8 and R Kawashima2,9,10 1Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 2Division of Medical Neuroimaging Analysis, Department of Community Medical Supports, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 3Department of Nuclear […]

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Age 21 – Increased concentration, better eye contact, reduced brain fog

NoFap isn’t a cure for every single problem in your life. The most powerful benefit of NoFap is the ability to find out what’s truly holding you back. From what I’ve experienced; it gives you increased concentration, reduced brain fog, increased confidence, increased focus, and all of these combine together to make you more efficient […]

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Prefrontal cortical regulation of brainwide circuit dynamics and reward-related behavior (2016)

Science 1 January 2016: Vol. 351 no. 6268 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9698 Emily A. Ferenczi1,2,*, Kelly A. Zalocusky1,2,*, Conor Liston3,*, Logan Grosenick1,2, Melissa R. Warden4, Debha Amatya1, Kiefer Katovich5, Hershel Mehta5, Brian Patenaude6, Charu Ramakrishnan1, Paul Kalanithi7, Amit Etkin6, Brian Knutson5, Gary H. Glover8, Karl Deisseroth1,4,9,† Abstract Motivation for reward drives adaptive behaviors, whereas impairment of reward […]

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(L) This is what happens to your brain when you stop eating sugar (2015)

link to article By – Jordan Gaines Lewis , Neuroscience Doctoral Candidate, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine March 01, 2015 I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate Capital of the World,” doesn’t help either of us. But […]

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Brain connectivity and psychiatric comorbidity in adolescents with Internet gaming disorder (2015)

Addict Biol. 2015 Dec 22. doi: 10.1111/adb.12347. Han DH1, Kim SM1, Bae S2, Renshaw PF3, Anderson JS4. Abstract Prolonged Internet video game play may have multiple and complex effects on human cognition and brain development in both negative and positive ways. There is not currently a consensus on the principle effects of video game play […]

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Behavioural and brain responses related to Internet search and memory (2015)

Eur J Neurosci. 2015 Oct;42(8):2546-54. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13039. Dong G1, Potenza MN2. Abstract The ready availability of data via searches on the Internet has changed how many people seek and perhaps store and recall information, although the brain mechanisms underlying these processes are not well understood. This study investigated brain mechanisms underlying Internet-based vs. non-Internet-based searching. […]

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Age 19 – Difficult, but rewarding, “brain fog” has significantly lifted

90 whole days without masturbating, watching porn, sexual activity, or orgasm. For those willing to read, I have a few things to say about my journey, and some advice for anyone willing to listen. I’ll be sharing some of my experiences, hardships, temptations, victories, and grievances. I really hope I don’t ramble too much. TL;DR: […]

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