Ukubuka Izithombe Zobulili Ezingcolile Kuphindelela ubuchopho Buya Ensimini Yabantu Abasha. nguRachel Anne Barr, umfundi we-PhD, i-neuroscience, i-Université Laval

Xhumanisa esihlokweni sokuqala

Izithombe zocansi bezilokhu ziba khona kuwo wonke umlando orekhodiwe, ziguqulwa ngokwenziwa kwendlela entsha ngayinye. Kwatholakala amakhulukhulu e-frescoes nezithombe ezibekwe obala ezocansi emanxiweni eNtaba iVesuvius ePompeii.

Selokhu kwaqala i-inthanethi, ukusetshenziswa kwe-porn sekuphakanyiselwe phezulu ukuphakama. I-Pornhub, isiza se-porn esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, sitholiwe ngaphezulu kokuvakasha kwesayithi kwe-33.5 billion ngesikhathi se-2018 kuphela.

Isayensi imane nje iqala ukwambula imiphumela yemizwa yokusebenzisa izithombe zobulili ezingcolile. Kepha sekucacile ukuthi impilo yezengqondo nezempilo zocansi zezilaleli zayo ezisakazekile ziba nemiphumela emibi. Ukusuka ekucindezelekeni kuya ekungasebenzi kahle kwe-erectile, i-porn ibonakala sengathi ibamba inkunzi yethu ye-neural wiring imiphumela emibi.

Kwilebhu yami, sifunda i-neural wiring egcizelela izinqubo zokufunda nenkumbulo. Izici ze-video ze-porn zenza kube yisisusa esinamandla kakhulu seplastiki, amandla wobuchopho okushintsha nokuzivumelanisa nezimo ngenxa yesipiliyoni. Kuhlanganiswe nokutholakala nokungaziwa kokusetshenziswa kwe-inthanethi okuyi-Internet, sisengozini kakhulu kunangaphambili nemiphumela yayo evuselela amandla.

Uhlelo lwe-BBC 3 lubheka imiphumela yokuluthwa yizithombe zobulili ezingcolile.

Imiphumela yokusetshenziswa kwezithombe zocansi

Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izithombe ezingcolile zobulili zibonakala zidala ukungasebenzi ngocansi, ikakhulukazi ukungakwazi ukufeza ukwakheka noma i-orgasm nomlingani wempilo yangempela. Izinga lomshado futhi ukuzibophezela kumuntu othandana naye futhi zibonakale sengathi sengozini.

Ukuzama ukuchaza le miphumela, abanye ososayensi bathole ukufana phakathi ukusetshenziswa kwezithombe zocansi nokusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa. Ngomklamo wokuziphendukela kwemvelo, ubuchopho busetshenziswa ukuphendula ekuvuselelekeni kobulili ngama-dopamine. Le neurotransmitter, evame ukuhlotshaniswa nokulindelwa komvuzo, futhi isebenza ngokufaka inkumbulo yohlelo nolwazi oluya engqondweni. Lokhu kujwayelekile kusho ukuthi lapho umzimba udinga okuthile, njengokudla noma ubulili, ingqondo ikhumbula ukuthi ingabuya kuphi ukuze ithole injabulo efanayo.

Esikhundleni sokuphendukela kumlingani othandana naye ngenjongo yokwanelisa ngokocansi noma ukugcwaliseka, abasebenzisi be-porn abahlala ekhaya bathola izingcingo zabo namalaptop lapho isifiso sifika. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqhuma okuqinile okungekhona ngokwemvelo komvuzo nenjabulo kukhipha amazinga ahlala ngokuqinile engqondo ebuchosheni. Isazi sezengqondo uNorman Doidge uyachaza:

"Izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zanelisa zonke izindlela zokuqala zokushintshwa kwe-neuroplastic. Lapho ababukeli bezithombe ezingcolile beqhosha bethi bacindezela imvilophu ngokwethula izingqikithi ezintsha, ezinzima, abangakusho ukuthi kumele bakwenze, ngoba amakhasimende abo akha ukubekezelana kokuqukethwe."

Izithombe zobulili ezingcolile, njengezinto eziluthayo, ziyizisusa ezivusa i-hyper eziholela amazinga aphakeme ngokungemthetho we-dopamine secretion. Lokhu kungalimaza uhlelo lomvuzo we-dopamine bese kulishiya lingaphenduli emithonjeni yemvelo yenjabulo. Yingakho abasebenzisi beqala ukuthola ubunzima ekuzuzeni isisulu somlingani womzimba.

Ngaphandle kokungasebenzi

Isifiso sokujikeleza komvuzo wethu sibeka isigaba sokungasebenzi kahle kwezocansi, kepha imiphumela ayipheleli lapho. Ucwaningo lukhombisa lokho Izinguquko ekuhanjisweni kwe-dopamine kungenza lula ukudana nokukhathazeka. Ngokuvumelana nalokhu, abathengi be-porn babika izimpawu ezicindezelayo ezinkulu, ikhwalithi ephansi yempilo nempilo yengqondo ehluphekayo qhathanisa nalabo abangabuki i-porn.

Enye into etholakalayo kulolu cwaningo ukuthi abathengi be-porn abaphoqayo bazithola sebefuna futhi bedinga ama-porn amaningi, yize bengayithandi. Lokhu kunqamula phakathi kokufuna nokuthanda kuyisici esibonakalayo sokudonswa kwamandla komjikelezo womvuzo.

Ngemuva komsindo ofanayo wokuphenya, abacwaningi eMax Planck Institute eBerlin, eJalimane, bathola lokho kuphakeme ukusetshenziswa kwe-porn kuhlobene nokusebenza kancane kobuchopho ekuphenduleni ezithombeni ezivamile zocansi. Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungani abasebenzisi bavame ukuthweswa iziqu ezinhlotsheni zobulili ezingcolile ngokwedlulele nezingathandeki.

Ukuhlaziywa kwe-Pornhub kuveza ukuthi ubulili obujwayelekile kuncipha kancane kubasebenzisi futhi ithathelwa indawo yizindikimba ezinjengogogo nobudlova.

Ababukeli bezithombe zobulili ezingcolile baya ngokuya bekhetha izinhlobo zobudlova ezingaphezulu; lokhu kungahle kuvezwe ngumphumela wokudabukisa kokusetshenziswa okujwayelekile.

Ukugqugquzelwa kodlame lwezocansi online kuyakhathaza ikakhulukazi, njengoba amanani we izehlakalo zangempela zingakhuphuka njengomphumela. Abanye ososayensi bathi lobu budlelwano yisenzo sezibuko sezinzwa. Lamaseli obuchopho aqokwa ngokufanelekile ngoba ayasha lapho lowo muntu enza isenzo kodwa futhi ngenkathi ebuka isenzo esifanayo esenziwe omunye umuntu.

Izifunda zobuchopho ezisebenzayo uma umuntu ebuka i-porn yizo izifunda ezifanayo zobuchopho ezisebenzayo ngenkathi umuntu enza ucansi empeleni. UMarco Iacoboni, uprofesa wezifo zengqondo e-University of California Los Angeles, ucacisa ukuthi lezi zinhlelo zinamandla okusabalalisa isenzo sobudlova: “umshini wesibuko ebuchosheni ubuye uveze ukuthi sithonywa ngokuzenzekelayo yilokho esikubonayo, ngaleyo ndlela siphakamise indlela yokusebenza ye-neurobiological yokuphambanisa yokuziphatha okunobudlova."

Noma ngabe bekucatshangelwa, lobu budlelwano obuphakanyisiwe phakathi kwama-porn, ama-neurons wezibuko namazinga akhulayo wobudlova bocansi kusebenza njengesiyeleliso esibi. Ngenkathi ukusetshenziswa kwezithombe zocansi okuphezulu kungenzeka kungagxilisi ababukeli ukuba bahlukumeze ngokweqile, kungenzeka kushintshe indlela yokuziphatha kwezinye izindlela.

Ukuthuthukiswa kwesimilo

Ukusetshenziswa kwe-porn kuhlobene ne ukuguguleka kwe-cortex yangaphambili - isifunda sobuchopho esisebenzela ukusebenza okuphezulu njengokuziphatha, amandla amakhulu nokulawula okungathandeki.

Ukuze uqonde kangcono iqhaza lalesi sakhiwo ekuziphatheni, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi liyaqhubeka likhula ngesikhathi sokukhula kwengane. Yingakho izingane zilwa nokulawula imizwa yazo kanye nezifiso zazo. Ukulimala kwe-cortex yokuqala lapho umuntu esemdala kubizwa ngokuthi yi-hypofrontality, okuyinto enquma umuntu ukuba aziphathe ngenkani futhi enze izinqumo ezingezinhle.

Kuyamangaza ukuthi ukuzijabulisa kwabantu abadala kungabuyisela izintambo zobuchopho zethu esimweni sentsha. Okubi kakhulu ukuthi ngenkathi i-porn ithembisa ukwanelisa nokunikeza ukwanelisa ngocansi, idlulisa okuphambene.