Curr Opin Neurobiol. Author manuscript; available in PMC Aug 1, 2014. Curr Opin Neurobiol. Aug 2013; 23(4): 639–648. Published online Feb 21, 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.01.002 PMCID: PMC3717294 NIHMSID: NIHMS449224 Nora D. Volkow,1 Gen-Jack Wang,2 Dardo Tomasi,2 and Ruben D. Baler1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this […]
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Some of these were already mentioned. Physical Risks There are a number of physical risks that have shown to be associated with masturbation. Some of the studies describing these are summarized below. Masturbation is Related to Psychopathology and Prostate Dysfunction A 2012 comment by Rui Miguel Costa in the Archives of Sexual Behavior showed that […]
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This study examined the effects of sexual reward on DeltaFosB and the effects of DeltaFosB on sexual behavior and reward. The standard molecular changes known to occur with drug addiction were found to be the same as occur with sex. In other words, DeltaFosB evolved for sexual stimuli, yet drugs hijack this very same mechanism. […]
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COMMENTS: Delta FosB is a marker for all addictions, both behavioral and chemical. As this molecule increases in the reward circuit so do addictive behaviors. It’s one of the molecules involved in neuroplastic changes. This experiment shows that it increases with sexual experience, similarly to how it does with drug addictions. In the experiment they […]
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Socioaffect Neurosci Psychol. 2012; 2: 17340. Published online Mar 15, 2012. doi: 10.3402/snp.v2i0.17340 PMCID: PMC3960032 Genaro A. Coria-Avila, DVM, MSc, PhD* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Partner preferences are expressed by many social species, including humans. They are commonly […]
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Nutrients. 2014 Oct 21;6(10):4552-4590. Kirrilly M. Pursey 1, Peter Stanwell 2, Ashley N. Gearhardt 3, Clare E. Collins 1 and Tracy L. Burrows 1,* 1 School of Health Sciences, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; E-Mails: [email protected] (K.M.P.); [email protected] (C.E.C.) 2 School of Health Sciences, Priority […]
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J Behav Addict. 2014 Sep;3(3):157-65. doi: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.013. VAN Rooij AJ1, Kuss DJ2, Griffiths MD3, Shorter GW4, Schoenmakers MT1, VAN DE Mheen D5. Abstract AIMS: The current study explored the nature of problematic (addictive) video gaming (PVG) and the association with game type, psychosocial health, and substance use. METHODS: Data were collected using a paper and […]
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Neuroscience. 2014 Oct 10. pii: S0306-4522(14)00856-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.10.002. Ohnishi YN1, Ohnishi YH1, Vialou V2, Mouzon E2, LaPlant Q2, Nishi A3, Nestler EJ4. Abstract Previous work has implicated the transcription factor, ΔFosB, acting in the nucleus accumbens, in mediating the pro-rewarding effects of drugs of abuse such as cocaine as well as in mediating resilience to […]
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Horm Behav. 2009 May;55(5):597-604. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.03.010. Schulz KM1, Molenda-Figueira HA, Sisk CL. 1Department of Psychiatry and Developmental Psychobiology Program, University of Colorado, Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. [email protected] Abstract Phoenix, Goy, Gerall, and Young first proposed in 1959 the organizational-activational hypothesis of hormone-driven sex differences in brain and behavior. The original hypothesis […]
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Marc N. Potenza DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.004 Keywords – Gambling; Internet use; Video-gaming; Eating/Food; Sex; Shopping The term addiction holds significance for patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers and many other groups of people. Thus, how the term addiction is used (and to whom it may apply) has been debated. The term “addiction” originated in Roman times and […]
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