“They found that nearly 60% of men posting on the forums were under 24 years old. This was a surprising finding for researchers, as erectile dysfunction is generally considered a condition that strikes older men.” Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common condition among men, where they are unable to get and maintain an erection. The […]
Link to full paper Nora D. Volkow, M.D., George F. Koob, Ph.D., and A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2016; 374:363-371 January 28, 2016 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1511480 This article reviews scientific advances in the prevention and treatment of substance-use disorder and related developments in public policy. In the past two decades, research has increasingly […]
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Citation: Translational Psychiatry (2016) 6, e721; doi:10.1038/tp.2015.215 Published online 26 January 2016 M Park1, J-S Choi1,2, S M Park1, J-Y Lee1,2, H Y Jung1,2, B K Sohn1,2, S N Kim2, D J Kim3 and J S Kwon2 1Department of Psychiatry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 3Department of […]
This Your Brain on Porn site is maintained by a group effort that includes men who have recovered from internet-porn related problems and a retired anatomy, physiology & pathology teacher. You can contact YBOP admins here. Please do not ask YBOP admins questions specific to your situation. YBOP does not diagnose or provide medical or sexual […]
I write this on my birthday, which just so happened to be my 127 hoursday. This is probably going to be a long post. I write this for me as much as I write it for my fellow fapstronauts. I was hoping to make a 90 day post, but bugs and life got in the […]
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“How Internet Porn Affects the Brain” is a 2015 updated version of the original YBOP 6-part series. A Polish translation of this presentation Supporting materials for this presentation Current state of the research Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 55 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). All provide strong support for the addiction model as […]
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In 2014 Your Brain on Porn made a video on PIED – Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction. This page sets out the science behind our video. Anatomy & physiology teacher Gary Wilson explains the physiology of erections, how overstimulation via today’s Internet porn can create erectile dysfunction (even in young men), and how others have recovered. For […]
In 2013 Your Brain on Porn made a video called Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn. Here is the science we used to make it. Use this transcript to make captions for the video in your language. Version with Portuguese captions SCIENCE RELATED TO THE PRESENTATION (Note – our articles contain multiple citations) Sections containing […]
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Molecular Psychiatry advance online publication 5 January 2016; doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.193 H Takeuchi1, Y Taki1,2,3, H Hashizume4, K Asano5, M Asano6, Y Sassa1, S Yokota1, Y Kotozaki7, R Nouchi8 and R Kawashima2,9,10 1Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 2Division of Medical Neuroimaging Analysis, Department of Community Medical Supports, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 3Department of Nuclear […]
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction January 2010 , Volume 8, Issue 1, pp 119-125 Mark D. Griffiths Abstract Research into online gaming addiction is a relatively new area of psychological study. Furthermore, there are studies that have claimed that online gaming addiction may be addictive because of self-report accounts of very excessive use of up to 80 h […]