The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies (2008)

Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 1, 2009. Published in final edited form as: Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. Nov 2008; 148(4): 401–410. Published online Mar 2, 2008. doi:  10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.02.004 PMCID: PMC2683267 NIHMSID: NIHMS80752 Kimberly A. Young, Yan Liu, and Zuoxin Wang Author information ► Copyright and License […]

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The neurobiology of pair bonding: insights from a socially monogamous rodent (2011)

Front Neuroendocrinol. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jan 1, 2012. Published in final edited form as: Front Neuroendocrinol. Jan 2011; 32(1): 53–69. Published online Aug 3, 2010. doi:  10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.07.006 PMCID: PMC3012750 NIHMSID: NIHMS227401 Kimberly A. Young, Kyle L. Gobrogge, Yan Liu, and Zuoxin Wang* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final […]

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Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Density in the Nucleus Accumbens has Differential Effects on Affiliative Behaviors in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles (2009)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Oct 27, 2009. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Feb 4, 2009; 29(5): 1312–1318. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5039-08.2009 PMCID: PMC2768419 NIHMSID: NIHMS93410 Heather E. Ross,1 Sara M. Freeman,1 Lauren L. Spiegel,1 Xianghui Ren,2 Ernest F. Terwilliger,2 and Larry J. Young1,3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► […]

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The role of mesocorticolimbic dopamine in regulating interactions between drugs of abuse and social behavior (2010)

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC Feb 21, 2013. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Jan 2011; 35(3): 498–515. Published online Jun 23, 2010. doi:  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.06.004 PMCID: PMC3578706 NIHMSID: NIHMS216938 Kimberly A. Young,* Kyle L. Gobrogge, and Zuoxin Wang Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final […]

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Social bonding decreases the rewarding properties of amphetamine through a dopamine D1 receptor mediated mechanism (2011)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Dec 1, 2011. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Jun 1, 2011; 31(22): 7960–7966. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1006-11.2011 PMCID: PMC3114880 NIHMSID: NIHMS300918 Yan Liu,1,2 Kimberly A Young,1,2 J Thomas Curtis,3 Brandon J Aragona,4 and Zuoxin Wang2,5 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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That fucking gross and weird shit I learned to get off to has become weird and gross again

So where to begin this timeless, touching redemption story of a relationship between a man and his penis? Well a good start would be how yesterday someone commented on how much weight I had lost recently, and yet don’t seemed drained. If anything I have more energy and seem to have a glow on my […]

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Age 23 – Act with more energy, take more responsibility for my needs, and I put myself out there more.

After going on mini-streaks for a year, I finally hit a 90-day reset (hard mode). Here are things I learned NoFap makes me more sensitive to beauty in the world. Constant Fapping made me less perceptive of this. Case in point: finding a girl’s eyes to be the most beautiful thing. Fapping was a crutch […]

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