Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Apr 11. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2013 May 1; 73(9): 811–818. Published online 2013 Jan 29. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.12.020 PMCID: PMC4827347 NIHMSID: NIHMS763035 Nora D. Volkow, Gene-Jack Wang, Dardo Tomasi, and Ruben D. Baler See commentary “Animal Models Lead the Way to Further Understanding […]
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Published online before print June 27, 2007, doi: 10.1152/jn.00230.2007 Dean Sabatinelli, Margaret M. Bradley, Peter J. Lang, Vincent D. Costa, and Francesco Versace + Author Affiliations National Institute of Mental Health Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: D. Sabatinelli, P.O. Box […]
COMMENTS: ‘Psychogenic ED’ refers to ED arising from the brain. It has often been referred to as ‘psychological ED.’ In contrast, ‘organic ED’ refers to ED at the level of the penis, such as plain old aging, or nerve and cardiovascular problems. This study found that psychogenic ED was strongly correlated with atrophy of the […]
The Journal of Neuroscience, 1 May 2001, 21(9): 3236-3241; Jill B. Becker1,2, Charles N. Rudick1, and William J. Jenkins1 + Author Affiliations 1 Psychology Department, and 2 Reproductive Sciences Program and Neuroscience Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Next Section Abstract Dopamine in dialysate from the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) increases […]
The Journal of Neuroscience, 1 September 1999, 19(17): 7648-7652; Daniel S. Lorrain, Jon V. Riolo, Leslie Matuszewich, and Elaine M. Hull + Author Affiliations 1 Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260 Next Section Abstract Dopamine (DA) is released in several brain areas, including the nucleus accumbens […]
Abstract Environmental enrichment (EE) reduces drug and sucrose cue-reactivity in rats. In a previous study we reported that 1 month of EE (large cage, toys, and social cohorts) significantly reduced sucrose cue-reactivity. In the present study, we examined whether overnight (22 h) EE would be as effective. We also examined whether social enrichment (SE), enrichment […]
– I’m new to this site and I was reluctant at first to share my story about porn, ED, and how I have been affected. Nevertheless I have decided to go into the gritty details of my life and the journey I am on to stop masturbating. (This post is so long because I didn’t […]
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Brain. 2013 Jan 31. Politis M, Loane C, Wu K, O’Sullivan SS, Woodhead Z, Kiferle L, Lawrence AD, Lees AJ, Piccini P. Source: Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK. Abstract Hypersexuality with compulsive sexual behaviour is a significant source of morbidity for patients with Parkinson’s […]
Day 40. Some observations & advice, especially to newer Nofappers by wentlyman Here I am. Day 40. Things are going well; school is stressful and still looking for work but I have great support from my friends and family and I am staying positive. I woke up this morning and had to remind myself that […]
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History – I recently I came to the conclusion that porn was not for me, and that I’m better off living my life without it. I also decided to rarely masturbate, for safe reasons (chronic masturbation has also affected me). I’m a 20 year old virgin, I had discovered porn at age 10, and seriously […]