PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66940. Published online Jun 28, 2013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066940 PMCID: PMC3695981 Victor Costumero,* Alfonso Barrós-Loscertales, Juan Carlos Bustamante, Noelia Ventura-Campos, Paola Fuentes, Patricia Rosell-Negre, and César Ávila Hengyi Rao, Editor Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract The behavioral approach system (BAS) from Gray’s reinforcement […]
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I want to say thank you for taking time to read this post. I know that for a lot of us we turn to this site and others like it for support and hope that we will overcome what is to alot of us a major obstacle in life (and to some like me, the […]
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Nagendra Singh Chauhan, 1 , 2 ,* Vikas Sharma, 1 V. K. Dixit, 1 and Mayank Thakur 1 , 3 ,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract The use of plant or plant-based products to stimulate sexual desire and to enhance performance and enjoyment is almost […]
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Finally reached 90 days I joined nofap in April and it took me 6 months to reach my goal. I did hardmode because I don’t have a girlfriend. Nofap has not changed me, I changed because I chose to. I chose to do to nofap and that was my first step towards self-improvement. I take […]
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7 Tips to Beat the Worst-Case Scenario of Porn Addiction (How I Overcame) Hello guys. Dominic here. I am going to give you 7 essential tips that I used to make a complete transformation of my life. Using these tips, I went from a loser, to a winner. I was masturbating 1-3 times a day, […]
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Appetite. 2012 Feb;58(1):303-12. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.10.014. Dimitropoulos A1, Tkach J, Ho A, Kennedy J. Abstract The goal of this research is to identify the neural response to rewarding food cues before and after eating in overweight/obese (OB) and normal-weight (NW) adults. Based on the previous literature, we expected greater differential activation to food cues vs. objects […]
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This subreddit has been incredibly important to me and my struggles (and occasional lack thereof) with pornography. I’ve been a long time subscriber and supporter. But about seven days ago I ‘failed’. I watched more porn in three days than I slept. But I’m not going to say it diminishes the past 470something days of […]
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In a study in the journal Cell, Jorge Ruas and Maria Lindskog show how physical exercise protects the brain from stress-induced depression in mice. Credit: Ulf Sirborn Physical exercise has many beneficial effects on human health, including the protection from stress-induced depression. However, until now the mechanisms that mediate this protective effect have been unknown. […]
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Citation: Loh KK, Kanai R (2014) Higher Media Multi-Tasking Activity Is Associated with Smaller Gray-Matter Density in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex. PLoS ONE 9(9): e106698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106698 Abstract Media multitasking, or the concurrent consumption of multiple media forms, is increasingly prevalent in today’s society and has been associated with negative psychosocial and cognitive impacts. Individuals who […]
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Hello guys, I have completed one year of porn free. I had one of the severest ED and still recovering but now sure enough that I’ll be fine in couple of months. Currently I’m having 2 times sex in a week with zero ED problems during sex. The things to which i give high priority […]
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