Submitted by Arnold on Thu, 2012-02-09 12:27
I've been pondering the idea of brain plasticity which I understand is at the root of why people are concerned about pornography. If the brain is plastic then you can program it. Pornography programs it through passive visualization in a certain direction with certain predictable (and not so healthy) results.
Submitted by gary on Sat, 2011-11-05 11:52
(Comment - much of this relates to all addictions.)
The New Science Behind Your Spending Addiction
Oct 30, 2011 10:00 AM EDT
New science unveils how your brain is hard-wired when it comes to spending—and how you can reboot it.
Submitted by Marnia on Sun, 2011-10-09 14:19
Submitted by gary on Sat, 2011-01-29 08:49
Comments: Another study in humans showed that teens release more dopamine for rewards. When it comes to teens and porn use the implications are clear. First of all they get a bigger blast of dopamine, so the addiction process can manifest more rapidly. The extra dopamine also functions to more strongly and quickly rewire the synapses to the addiction and associated memories. The teen brain is less organized and more vulnerable to neuroplastic changes, again supporting learning and creating memories: rewiring itself to porn. Addictions can be seen as "excessive learning."
Submitted by Marnia on Thu, 2010-09-30 17:40
This is an interesting TED talk on how the brains' neurons shape us, and how our actions/feelings/thoughts in turn shape our neurons. Indirectly, it's very relevant to anyone interested in personal growth (or rewiring an addiction).
http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_seung.html
Submitted by Marnia on Thu, 2010-08-19 13:13
Struggling with porn withdrawal? Looks like 11 hours of meditation training could make your task easier.
IBMT meditation found to boost brain connectivity
August 16th, 2010 in Medicine & Health / Research
Just 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that helps a person regulate behavior in accordance with their goals, researchers report.
Submitted by Marnia on Thu, 2010-08-19 13:07
Another look at how neuroplasticity works. Wonder if bonding behaviors in lovers induce similar, if perhaps less dramatic, changes?
The Brains of Our Fathers: Does Parenting Rewire Dads?
Fathers and their children reshape one another's neurons
By Brian Mossop
Mind Matters - August 17, 2010
