Published in final edited form as: Behav Neurosci. 2010 April; 124(2): 300–304. doi: 10.1037/a0018767 HK. Kleitz-Nelson,1 JM. Dominguez,2 CA. Cornil,3 and GF. Ball1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Behav Neurosci Abstract The medial preoptic area (mPOA) is a key […]
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Aug;35(7):1063-73. Epub 2010 Feb 6. Sato SM, Johansen JA, Jordan CL, Wood RI. Source Department of Cell & Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Abstract Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse is widespread. Moreover, AAS are reinforcing, as shown by self-administration in rodents. However, the receptors […]
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COMMENTS: Excellent review of almost all the relevant research on androgen receptors, dopamine and sexual function. Fantastic drawing the the hypothalamus-reward circuit interrelationships. Horm Behav. 2008 May; 53(5): 647–658. Published online 2008 February 13. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.01.010 Satoru M. Sato,1 Kalynn M. Schulz,2 Cheryl L. Sisk,2 and Ruth I. Wood1 Author information ► Copyright and […]
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JAMA. 2009 Sep 9;302(10):1084-91. Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Kollins SH, Wigal TL, Newcorn JH, Telang F, Fowler JS, Zhu W, Logan J, Ma Y, Pradhan K, Wong C, Swanson JM. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 5274, MSC 9581, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. [email protected] Erratum in JAMA. 2009 Oct 7;302(13):1420. Abstract CONTEXT: […]
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(LINK) Hey guys, Having just celebrated my birthday, and been ashamed of how little I’ve done and achieved in my life – I’ve gotten really serious over the past weeks to end my addiction. Full disclosure, this is also my eighth straight month trying to quit. I haven’t been trying my hardest. So, to help […]
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Greetings all. Here are my impressions after 90 days of nofap. –I wouldn’t have done it without the nofap community. The counter helped a lot, especially at the start. The anonymity also helps a lot, I have not revealed to anyone in person that I am on nofap, though I will when the time is […]
J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Aug;21(3):223-9. Hosenbocus S, Chahal R. Department of Psychiatry, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, British Columbia. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To review both the functions and dysfunction of the executive system (ES) focusing on the extent of executive function (EF) deficits in most psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents and the […]
LINK: Re-Thinking Porn; The Internet Factor Posted on August 19, 2012 Some of my most popular posts are those that discuss porn and masturbation. I don’t believe they are the evil the the Mormon Church does. I also believe that the religious approach to sexuality is harmful and I believe that the evidence supports my view. […]
Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jun 15;67(12):1199-204. Epub 2010 Mar 26. Davis JF, Loos M, Di Sebastiano AR, Brown JL, Lehman MN, Coolen LM. Source Department of Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: An inability to inhibit behaviors once they become maladaptive is a component of several psychiatric illnesses, and the medial prefrontal […]
I was completely normal, and excelling at all areas of life. I was confident, intelligent, charismatic, and had almost no problem getting girls attracted to me. Yet, when it came to the sexual realm, I was a dismal failure. I had no experience whatsoever, and dreaded every additional sexual opportunity for fear that it would […]
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