Iran Red Crescent Med J. May 2014; 16(5): e17256. Published online May 5, 2014. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.17256 PMCID: PMC4082516 Maryam Salehi,1,2 Mina Norozi Khalili,1 Seyed Kaveh Hojjat,3,4,* Mahta Salehi,5 and Ali Danesh5 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background: Problematic internet use is on the increase and has […]
Cult Health Sex. 2014 Jul 14:1-18. Willoughby BJ1, Carroll JS, Nelson LJ, Padilla-Walker LM. Abstract Pornography use among emerging adults in the USA has increased in recent decades, as has the acceptance of such consumption. While previous research has linked pornography use to both positive and negative outcomes in emerging adult populations, few studies have […]
J Adolesc Health. 2014 Jul 15. pii: S1054-139X(14)00237-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.05.014. Akre C1, Berchtold A2, Gmel G3, Suris JC2. Abstract PURPOSE: To assess the evolution of sexual dysfunctions among young males after an average of 15 months follow-up to determine the predictive factors for this evolution and the characteristics differentiating young males who continue reporting a sexual […]
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COMMENTS: Depleting dopamine resulted in greater reliance on habitual behaviors, and more difficulty staying with goal directed behavior. Sounds like what occurs in addictions. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 Jan;219(2):621-31. doi: 10.1007/s00213-011-2563-2. de Wit S1, Standing HR, Devito EE, Robinson OJ, Ridderinkhof KR, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ. Abstract RATIONALE: Dopamine is well known to play an important […]
Psychiatry Res. 2014 Jun 28. pii: S0165-1781(14)00536-8. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.033. Yao YW1, Chen PR1, Chen C2, Wang LJ3, Zhang JT4, Xue G5, Deng LY6, Liu QX7, Yip SW8, Fang XY9. Abstract Internet gaming addiction (IGA) is an increasing mental health issue worldwide. Previous studies have revealed decision-making impairments in excessive Internet gamers (EIGs) with high symptoms […]
Comments: The long-awaited Voon study highlighted in the UK documentary “Porn on the Brain” is finally out. As expected, Cambridge University researchers found that compulsive porn users react to porn cues in the same way that drug addicts react to drug cues. But there’s more. Compulsive porn users craved porn (greater wanting), but did not […]
Cambridge University scientists find that those with drug addiction and sex addiction have similar neurological responses When Roxy Music star Bryan Ferry declared that ”love is the drug” he may have been speaking the truth. Cambridge University scientists have found that sex and drug addiction may be two sides of the same neurological coin. When […]
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This is the Cambridge University press release: Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour known commonly as sex addiction similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to a University of Cambridge study published in the journal PLOS ONE. However, the researchers caution that this […]
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Updates: Many more neurological studies. This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal) providing strong support for the addiction model. This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists in the world, supporting the porn addiction model. (This dated paper was not a literature review […]
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 14;9(3):e91506. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091506. eCollection 2014. S Kühn,1,2,3,* A Romanowski,2 C Schilling,2 R Lorenz,2 C Mörsen,2 N Seiferth,2 T Banaschewski,4 A Barbot,5 G J Barker,6 C Büchel,7 P J Conrod,6 J W Dalley,8,9 H Flor,10 H Garavan,11 B Ittermann,3 K Mann,12 J-L Martinot,13,14 T Paus,15,16,17 M Rietschel,18 M N Smolka,19,20 A Ströhle,1 […]
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