Comments: This is for the general public, but it can be a bit technical. Nevertheless, it is one of the best and most complete articles written on addiction. 
By Eric J. Nestler and Robert C. Malenka
February 09, 2004
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Comments: This is for the general public, but it can be a bit technical. Nevertheless, it is one of the best and most complete articles written on addiction.
By Eric J. Nestler and Robert C. Malenka
February 09, 2004
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Read More… from (L) The Addicted Brain: Nestler and Malenka (2004)
Dopamine inhibits some stop circuits as it strengthen go circuits – 2008
Unlocking mystery of why dopamine freezes Parkinson’s patients
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Read More… from Dopamine Reshapes Key Brain Circuits that Control Behavior (2008)
COMMENTS: Delta-FosB is a brain chemical important in the formation of addictions. It builds up in “natural addictions” such as aerobic exercise and sexual activity (and no doubt, porn addiction). Some sources suggest that it declines around the 6-8th week of abstinence. We suspect this decline in Delta FosB is behind the big improvements people see once they get to the 8 week mark.
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Just 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that helps a person regulate behavior in accordance with their goals, researchers report.
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Read More… from Human Brains Are Built to Fall in Love (2010)
These articles were not written with porn addiction in mind, yet they may be worthwhile to you. If you are addicted to porn, it’s likely that your intimate relationships are suffering, or non-existent. The theme that runs through these articles is how mates, or potential mates, speak directly to their limbic brains—the place we fall […]
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Read More… from ‘Straight Men, Gay Porn’ and Other Brain Map Mysteries (2010)
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Read More… from Porn and Perception: Is Your Limbic Brain Distorting Your Vision? (2010)
A few years ago, men from all over the world began arriving in my website’s forum complaining that they were unable to stop using Internet porn. Google had sent them—perhaps because my site shares information about the effects of sex on the brain. My site, however, is about relationships, not recovery. Yet their obvious distress, and porn’s impact on their relationships, motivated me to welcome them. As I listen, these visitors support each other in the struggle to leave porn behind.
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