Brain circuits of compulsive drug addiction identified: orbitofrontal cortex—dorsal striatum (2018)

NEWS AND VIEWS 19 December 2018 Brain circuits of compulsive drug addiction identified A study in mice identifies a brain adaptation that underlies the compulsive behaviour associated with drug addiction, and which might explain why some drug users behave compulsively whereas others do not. Drugs of abuse have complex pharmacological effects that trigger many changes […]

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Critique of “Is Pornography Use Related to Erectile Functioning? Results From Cross-Sectional and Latent Growth Curve Analyses” (2019)

Introduction: His correlations say one thing, but Joshua Grubbs says another The researcher who saddled humankind with “perceived pornography addiction” and claimed it somehow “functions very differently from other addictions,” has now turned his dexterity to porn-induced ED. Joshua Grubbs’s new paper claims there’s no epidemic of youthful ED, boldly concluding its abstract with: In […]

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Does Pornography Use Reduce Marriage Entry During Early Adulthood? Findings from a Panel Study of Young Americans (2018)

Significant finding: For young adult men it seems, viewing pornography is associated with a lower likelihood of marriage during early adulthood regardless of how religious they are Perry, Samuel L., and Kyle C. Longest. “Does Pornography Use Reduce Marriage Entry During Early Adulthood? Findings from a Panel Study of Young Americans.” Abstract A number of […]

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“The Anatomy of a Lazy News Article About Porn, In Four Parts” (Pornhelp.org)

Visit post. Listen up, everybody. Here at PornHelp, we are not inclined to label news as “fake” or “real.” Not for any political reason. We just find those tags uselessly reductive. They too-easily surrender our right and obligation as citizens to think critically about every piece of information we absorb over the airwaves and internets. […]

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Rape rates are on the rise, so ignore the pro-porn propaganda

RAPE RATES UPDATE: Please see this more recent, far more extensive article on rape rates addressing the claim that widespread porn use has resulted in a decrease in the rates of sexual offending: Debunking the realyourbrainonporn (pornographyresearch.com) “Sex Offender Section”: The actual state of the research on porn use and sexual aggression, coercion & violence […]

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