Online social networking and addiction–a review of the psychological literature (2011)

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Sep;8(9):3528-52. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8093528. Epub 2011 Aug 29.   Kuss DJ, Griffiths MD. Source International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, NG1 4BU, UK. [email protected] Abstract Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are virtual communities where users can create individual public profiles, interact with real-life friends, and meet other […]

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Pornography use as a risk marker for an aggressive pattern of behavior among sexually reactive children and adolescents (2009)

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2009 Jan;14(6):442-53. doi: 10.1177/1078390308327137.   Alexy EM, Burgess AW, Prentky RA. Source William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Massachusetts. Abstract Sexually reactive children and adolescents (SRCAs), sometimes referred to as juvenile sexual offenders, may be more vulnerable and likely to experience damaging effects from pornography use because they […]

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INTERNET & VIDEO GAME ADDICTION BRAIN STUDIES

Our current list of Internet addiction brain studies. Without exception, all studies have found addiction-related brain changes in Internet addicts. This review of the literature makes a compelling argument for Internet porn addiction as a sub-type of Internet addiction Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update (2015). The review also critiques two recent […]

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Willpower alone is not enough.

1 YEAR OF UPS AND DOWNS PART 4 Willpower alone is not enough. Willpower can be exhausted like everything else human. Using the above FENCES and PATHWAYS below will reduce your need to exert yourself. Most of our behaviour comes unconsciously. This is just about creating strategies to utilize our unconscious in our favour. When […]

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The two faces of depression – two studies switch off symptoms in mice, but in opposite ways

In a lab at Stanford University, a mouse is showing signs of depression. For around 10 weeks, it has experienced a series of irritations, from bouts without food or water, to erratic sleep patterns. Now, its motivation is low—when picked up by the tail, it makes few attempts to escape, and it doesn’t try to […]

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(L) The two faces of depression – two studies switch off symptoms in mice, but in opposite ways- dopamine (2012)

The two faces of depression – two studies switch off symptoms in mice, but in opposite ways By Ed Yong | December 12, 2012  In a lab at Stanford University, a mouse is showing signs of depression. For around 10 weeks, it has experienced a series of irritations, from bouts without food or water, to […]

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(L) Nature and nurture teased apart in brain’s reward centre (2012)

PET scanning study has important implications for future research into disorders such as schizophrenia, addiction and Parkinson’s disease. By Eliot Barford A study by Imperial College London scientists has provided an unprecedented insight into the roles nature and nurture play in our behaviour, with important implications for future research into disorders such as schizophrenia, addiction […]

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Nature or Nurture? Determining the Heritability of Human Striatal Dopamine Function: an [18F]-DOPA PET Study (2012)

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Oct 24. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.207.   Stokes PR, Shotbolt P, Mehta MA, Turkheimer E, Benecke A, Copeland C, Turkheimer FE, Lingford-Hughes AR, Howes OD. Source 1] Psychiatric Imaging Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK [2] Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, […]

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