There is concern in the UK over young people’s access to pornography: some want to block it, some want to see more vigilant age restrictions. Either way, the relationship that teenagers have with porn is rarely discussed with the nuance and patience it deserves. Today’s twenty-somethings are our lab rats: the first generation to go through puberty […]
Horm Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC May 1, 2012. Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. May 2011; 59(5): 696–701. Published online Oct 26, 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.10.009 Charles T. Snowdon,1 Pamela L. Tannenbaum,2,3 Nancy J. Schultz-Darken,2 Toni E. Ziegler,2 and Craig F. Ferris4 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s […]
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Brain Res. 2006 Dec 18;1126(1):56-65. Epub 2006 Sep 15. Meisel RL, Mullins AJ. Source Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. [email protected] Abstract The neurobiology of female sexual behavior has largely focused on mechanisms of hormone action on nerve cells and how these effects translate into the display […]
Neuroscience. 2010 Mar 31;166(3):771-84. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.12.070. Epub 2010 Jan 4. Frohmader KS, Wiskerke J, Wise RA, Lehman MN, Coolen LM. Source Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1. Abstract Methamphetamine (Meth) is a highly addictive stimulant. Meth abuse is commonly associated […]
Horm Behav. 2009 Jan;55(1):93-7. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.08.012. Epub 2008 Sep 12. Tenk CM1, Wilson H, Zhang Q, Pitchers KK, Coolen LM. Abstract Various behavioral models and studies have provided evidence suggesting that male rat sexual behavior has rewarding and reinforcing properties. However, there is little information regarding the rewarding values of the different components of sexual […]
By: Mark Mann special to the star, Published on Sat Nov 01 2014 Why do men get off on seeing women get hurt? Restlessly pacing the halls of online pornography, sooner or later you see things you wish you hadn’t. You open a door and stumble on a scene of violent intensity in which someone […]
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Mirte Brom mail, Ellen Laan, Walter Everaerd, Philip Spinhoven, Stephanie Both Published: August 29, 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105955 Abstract Introduction Extinction involves an inhibitory form of new learning that is highly dependent on the context for expression. This is supported by phenomena such as renewal and spontaneous recovery, which may help explain the persistence of appetitive […]
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I haven’t masturbated to/orgasmed to porn in 367 days. Until a year ago, I had tried many times to stop and kept failing, until I finally gave up, only to stumble on this website and try again. After going a year without PO, I summarized my experience and reboot process into Six Key Steps. This is […]
I know my counter says higher than 60 and it still holds true. I decided to do the challege for 60 days instead of 90 because I figured I had a leg up on other people in this place. I’ll explain. First of all I have to say that this challenge was not difficult for […]
J Neurosci. 2014 Oct 22;34(43):14349-64. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3492-14.2014. du Hoffmann J1, Nicola SM2. Abstract Approach to reward is a fundamental adaptive behavior, disruption of which is a core symptom of addiction and depression. Nucleus accumbens (NAc) dopamine is required for reward-predictive cues to activate vigorous reward seeking, but the underlying neural mechanism is unknown. Reward-predictive cues […]