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 […]
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 […]
Porn-induced ED is a relatively recent phenomenon, but there is now a strong scientific literature exploring how it came to exist and what can be done to treat it. Introduction Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual dysfunctions, and startling rates of a new scourge: low libido. Documented in this […]
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Brain Res. 2010 Sep 2;1350:123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.064. Epub 2010 Mar 31. Dunn JP, Cowan RL, Volkow ND, Feurer ID, Li R, Williams DB, Kessler RM, Abumrad NN. Source Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. [email protected] Abstract BACKGROUND: Diminished dopaminergic neurotransmission contributes to decreased reward and negative eating behaviors in […]
Comments: Changes in the cerebral cortex are correlated with addiction. Less gray matter in the insula and orbitofrontal cortex strongly correlate with those addicted to drugs – and this was found in Internet addicts. These brain changes correlated with poorer performance on tests measuring frontal cortex function. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e53055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053055. Epub 2013 Jan […]
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2010 January; 38(1): 77–89. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1007/s10802-009-9347-8 Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden,1,2 Renske Spijkerman,3 Ad A. Vermulst,3 Tony J. van Rooij,2 and Rutger C. M. E. Engels3 Abstract Although parents experience growing concerns about their children’s excessive internet use, little is known about the role […]
Dev Rev. 2008 Mar;28(1):78-106. Steinberg L. Source Department of Psychology, Temple University. Abstract This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why does risk-taking increase between childhood and adolescence? Second, why does risk-taking decline between adolescence and adulthood? Risk-taking […]
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COMMENTS: Exposure to pornography vidoes was significantly related to seeing women as sex objects. Another indication that high-speed porn is different from porn of the past. Sex Roles – A Journal of Research© Springer Science+Business Media, Published online: 28 February 2007 Jochen Peter1, 2 and Patti M. Valkenburg1 (1) University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2) The Amsterdam School of Communications […]
Comments: Many studies have been published since this article was first written (January, 2013). All lend support to both internet addiction and porn addiction. Up to date list of Brain Studies on Porn Users Our full collection of Internet Addiction Studies. List of Internet & Video Game Brain Studies Studies Demonstrating Internet & Porn Use […]
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