At the 2014 Summit for the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE), Dr. Donald Hilton gave this keynote address. In it, he reviews much of the neuroscience literature to help the general public understand how pornography changes the brain. Dr. Hilton counters the notion that pornography addiction is not valid or widespread. VIDEO: Pornography Addiction: […]
There is concern in the UK over young people’s access to pornography: some want to block it, some want to see more vigilant age restrictions. Either way, the relationship that teenagers have with porn is rarely discussed with the nuance and patience it deserves. Today’s twenty-somethings are our lab rats: the first generation to go through puberty […]
This study examined the effects of sexual reward on DeltaFosB and the effects of DeltaFosB on sexual behavior and reward. The standard molecular changes known to occur with drug addiction were found to be the same as occur with sex. In other words, DeltaFosB evolved for sexual stimuli, yet drugs hijack this very same mechanism. […]
COMMENTS: Delta FosB is a marker for all addictions, both behavioral and chemical. As this molecule increases in the reward circuit so do addictive behaviors. It’s one of the molecules involved in neuroplastic changes. This experiment shows that it increases with sexual experience, similarly to how it does with drug addictions. In the experiment they […]
I’ve been masturbating since I was about 10 or 11 (couldn’t even ejaculate then). It was when I became a teenager that dial-up internet became available. I would remember masturbating to porn that would slowly download and I would wait about 3 minutes just for one picture to be completely seen on the screen. Soon […]
Horm Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC May 1, 2012. Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. May 2011; 59(5): 696–701. Published online Oct 26, 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.10.009 Charles T. Snowdon,1 Pamela L. Tannenbaum,2,3 Nancy J. Schultz-Darken,2 Toni E. Ziegler,2 and Craig F. Ferris4 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s […]
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Socioaffect Neurosci Psychol. 2012; 2: 17340. Published online Mar 15, 2012. doi: 10.3402/snp.v2i0.17340 PMCID: PMC3960032 Genaro A. Coria-Avila, DVM, MSc, PhD* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Partner preferences are expressed by many social species, including humans. They are commonly […]
Brain Res. 2006 Dec 18;1126(1):56-65. Epub 2006 Sep 15. Meisel RL, Mullins AJ. Source Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. [email protected] Abstract The neurobiology of female sexual behavior has largely focused on mechanisms of hormone action on nerve cells and how these effects translate into the display […]
Neuroscience. 2010 Mar 31;166(3):771-84. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.12.070. Epub 2010 Jan 4. Frohmader KS, Wiskerke J, Wise RA, Lehman MN, Coolen LM. Source Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1. Abstract Methamphetamine (Meth) is a highly addictive stimulant. Meth abuse is commonly associated […]
Horm Behav. 2009 Jan;55(1):93-7. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.08.012. Epub 2008 Sep 12. Tenk CM1, Wilson H, Zhang Q, Pitchers KK, Coolen LM. Abstract Various behavioral models and studies have provided evidence suggesting that male rat sexual behavior has rewarding and reinforcing properties. However, there is little information regarding the rewarding values of the different components of sexual […]