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Dopamine Modulates Reward Expectancy During Performance of a Slot Machine Task in Rats Evidence for a Near-miss Effect. (2011)

COMMENTS: What this shows is that rats like to gamble, so it’s a evolutionary advantage to gamble. It also shows that near misses can heightened dopamine response. As stated, if gambling can alter our limbic brains, then porn certainly can. It is also a reminder that we share basic limbic functions with our mammal cousins.

Winstanley CA, Cocker PJ, Rogers RD.
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Jan 5;
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Cold Showers

Taken from blog post of Todd Becker: I find that cold showers are great for the mood. Not only are they physically invigorating, they make you feel alive, vital and ready to take on the day. They stimulate thinking early in the morning. … These effects are apparent with the first cold shower. If you […]

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Convergent Processing of Both Positive and Negative Motivational Signals by the VTA Dopamine Neuronal Populations (2011)

COMMENTS: This research shows that the reward circuitry and dopamine producing nerve cells respond to fear. The same circuit that drives us with dopamine to pursue our goals, such as orgasm, is also activated by fear. This is why we “like” scary things – roller coasters, bungy-jumping, horror movies, etc. We wonder if fear or […]

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What Viewers Say

I found these videos the other day and found them to be very interesting. I actually read the brain book mentioned in the videos, and it’s great as well. Everything adds up. Personal testament: I quit porn a few months ago. Since then haven’t cheated or looked at porn. I’ve seen a few images by […]

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Any suggestions for healing porn-induced delayed ejaculation (DE) or anorgasmia?

Delayed ejaculation may be the result of a numbed pleasure response in the brain

Many porn users report that delayed ejaculation was a precursor to their erectile dysfunction. Years of porn use can cause a variety of symptoms, which when examined, lie on a spectrum. Desensitization of the reward circuitry is at the root of these various symptoms, which include: