FULL STUDY Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 13;108(37):15037-42. Epub 2011 Mar 14. Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Tomasi D, Telang F. Abstract Dopamine (DA) is considered crucial for the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse, but its role in addiction is much less clear. This review focuses on studies that […]
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COMMENTS: Social dominance increases dopamine D2 receptors in primates. Dominant male behaviors are thought to be related to this increase in dopamine signaling. Addictions cause a decline in D2 receptors. Could the benefits (confidence, sociability, motivation, less anxiety) men feel as they recover from porn addiction be related to an increase in D2 receptors an […]
FULL STUDY Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2011 Jul;216(2):153-71. Epub 2011 Mar 1. Murnane KS, Howell LL. Abstract Rationale Neuroimaging techniques have led to significant advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of drug-taking and the treatment of drug addiction in humans. Neuroimaging approaches provide a powerful translational approach that can link findings from humans and laboratory animals. […]
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1- 02 I’m also taking the 2012 Challenge…with a 4 day lead. I spent all of 2011 quitting porn. I gave up many times, relapsed, binged, escalated my porn use. Porn blockers are useless, I’d always find a way around them. It’s a shit experience, I know it for a fact, but you have to […]
Comments: One of many research reviews that states that addiction is cause by normal processes, such as over-learning. This points to – 1) all addictions involving the same mechanisms, and 2) addictions are not caused by the toxic effects of drugs. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2011 Nov;96(4):609-23. Torregrossa MM, Corlett PR, Taylor JR. Source Department of […]
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FULL STUDY Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2009 Feb;9(1):53-8. Epub 2009 Jan 8. De Mei C, Ramos M, Iitaka C, Borrelli E. Source University of California Irvine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 3113 Gillespie NRF, Irvine, CA 92617 USA. Abstract Dopamine (DA) signaling controls many physiological functions ranging from locomotion to hormone secretion, and plays a […]
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COMMENTS: research review about tonic (baseline) versus phasic (spikes) dopamine. FULL STUDY Neuropharmacology. 2007 Oct;53(5):583-7. Epub 2007 Jul 19. Goto Y, Otani S, Grace AA. Source Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Research and Training Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada. [email protected] Abstract Dopamine has undergone extensive investigation due to its […]
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Link to this Psychology Today post. Growing evidence suggests that too much porn can diminish sexual performance. Published on May 3, 2012 by Tyger Latham, Psy.D. in Therapy Matters I often see men in my practice who are referred by their urologists for “sexual performance issues.” Frequently, these men present with erectile dysfunction (ED), premature […]
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Link to PDF – Parton medical clinic sees rise in erectile dysfunction By Saadiah Schmidt. Thu, 05/03/2012 The last three years have witnessed an upsurge in the number of male students reporting erectile dysfunction and other sex-related problems at Parton Health Center, according to Director and College Physician Dr. Mark Peluso. “They can’t get an […]
by Mark Manson A couple years ago, I stumbled across some research and articles about the pornography and the negative effects it could be having on men and their sex lives. I found it interesting, but never gave it too much thought after that. Then some time last year I stumbled across this video: Erectile […]