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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“You Are Not Your Brain”

by Jeffrey Schwartz, a medical doctor who treats OCD. He’s mentioned in The Brain That Changes Itself, and his work is right in line with what is being discovered about brain plasticity by neuroscientists (including himself). He’s also intrigued by Buddhist principles. Here’s what a forum member said about this book: It’s excellent. It is […]

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Social bonds and Internet pornographic exposure among adolescents (2009)

J Adolesc. 2009 Jun;32(3):601-18. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.06.004. FULL PDF OF STUDY Mesch GS. Source Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Center for the Study of Society, University of Haifa, Har Hacarmel 31905, Israel. [email protected] Abstract Concern has grown regarding possible harm to the social and psychological development of children and adolescents exposed to Internet pornography. Parents, […]

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Adolescent Brain

The capacity of a teen to wire up new sexual associations mushrooms around 11-12 for girls, 12-13 for boys, when billions of new neural connections (synapses) create endless possibilities. However, by adulthood his brain must prune his neural circuitry to leave him with a manageable assortment of choices. By his twenties, he may not exactly […]

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