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Submitted by Gary Wilson on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 22:33
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The Great Porn Experiment

Have our brains evolved to handle the hyperstimulation of today’s Internet enticements? Gary Wilson discusses the disturbing symptoms showing up in some heavy Internet users, the surprising reversal of those symptoms, and the science behind these 21st century phenomena.

Gary is host of www.yourbrainonporn.com. The site arose in response to a growing demand for solid scientific information by heavy Internet erotica users experiencing perplexing, unexpected effects: escalation to more extreme material, concentration difficulties, sexual performance problems, radical changes in sexual tastes, social anxiety, irritability, inability to stop, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

As a physiology teacher with a particular interest in the latest neuroscience discoveries, Gary was aware that their symptoms might be the result of addiction-related brain changes. Applying the website’s concepts of brain plasticity, many former users have braved withdrawal, reversed their symptoms and restored normal sexual responsiveness.

The site has been linked to from hundreds of threads in forums from over thirty countries, with posts numbering in the thousands. Gary blogs for “Psychology Today” and “The Good Men Project” on the extreme plasticity of adolescent brains, the evolutionary context for today’s flood of novel cyber “mates,” and the neurochemical reasons why superstimulating Internet delivery has unexpected effects on the brain.

Marc wrote:I read that j/o to Internet porn can cause erectile dysfunction....



http://yourbrainonporn.com/see-gary-wilson-tedx-glasgow-2012

Chris wrote:It'll be a sad day when I have to pop a pill (!) just to be able to rub one out to Internet porn.

captainbryce wrote:Any of you guys ever had someone else masturbate you before?

Shale wrote:
Mutual with a friend.

captainbryce wrote:Any of you guys ever had someone else masturbate you before?

Chris wrote:Have you ever secretly masturbated while on the phone with someone (having a non sexual conversation?)

Chris wrote:Have you ever secretly masturbated while on the phone with someone (having a non sexual conversation?)

captainbryce wrote:Have you ever masturbated with someone else in the room with you, but they weren't aware that you were masturbating?

captainbryce wrote:Have you ever masturbated with someone else in the room with you, but they weren't aware that you were masturbating?

Chris wrote:Can't think of any stories, but here's a question:

Aside from your bedroom, what other areas of the house have you released tension?

RobbieFTW wrote:Have you ever did it in front of somebody who just watched but didnt do it back?

wants2laugh wrote:I once was sick and had a shirt on, a blanket over my legs, and a magic bullet on my clit.... i was home alone. then my mom walked thru the door of MY house with her key. I had to sit there for hours pretending i was dressed. I thought I could get up with just the blanket wrapped around me and walk to the bedroom while she was in the bathroom. Then she came out, and I accidentally dropped the bullet. When she saw it, she said, "Oh, you got a new mp3 player--- its cute that its so tiny" LOL