Alternation Learning In Pathological Gamblers An fMRI Study (2011)

COMMENTS: This study shows that pathological gamblers have alterations in the functioning of the frontal cortex. Could probably be described as hypofrontality. The decrease functioning of the frontal cortex is associated with impulse control problems.

Brain Imaging Behav. 2011 Mar;5(1):45-51.
Dannon PN, Kushnir T, Aizer A, Gross-Isseroff R, Kotler M, Manor D.
Beer Yaakov Mental Health Center, Beer Yaakov, Israel.
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A D2 Antagonist Enhances the Rewarding and Priming Effects of a Gambling Episode in Pathological Gamblers (2007)

Understanding the causes of pornography addictionNeuropsychopharmacology (2007) 32, 1678–1686; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1301295; published online 3 January 2007, Martin Zack1,2,3 and Constantine X Poulos4, Correspondence: Dr M Zack, Clinical Neuroscience Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2S1.

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Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and Problematic pornography use(PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions

Comment: Visitors who are interested in the current state of the research on CSBD/PPU will appreciate this thorough account of the current research. There’s much work still to be done. It’s essential that problematic online porn use gets carved out of CSBD, that is, not lumped in with partnered sex and treated as an impulse-control disorder. […]

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Legal victories over serial harasser/defamer Nicole Prause: She’s perpetrator, not victim!

This page is for journalists and other investigators who may have read assertions that Dr. Prause is a victim. Also see, “Founders of OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ guilty of grooming employees to have sex with clients.” NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. […]

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Dark personality traits are linked to the consumption of violent pornography

People who exhibit certain negative personality traits tend to spend more time consuming violent pornography and engaging in problematic online sexual behaviors. This pattern suggests a reinforcing cycle where people drawn to aggressive content may further normalize their own antisocial tendencies. These results were recently published in the journal Sexual Health & Compulsivity. The internet […]

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