Study confirms **** alters the brain...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who report watching a lot of pornography tend to have less volume and activity in regions of the brain linked to rewards and motivation, says a new German study.
The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, can't say watching **** caused the decrease in brain matter and activity, however.
It's not clear, for example, whether watching **** leads to brain changes or whether people born with certain brain types watch more ****, said Simone Kühn, the studys lead author from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, in an email.
Unfortunately we cannot answer this question based on the results of the present study, Kühn said.
But, she noted, the results provide the first evidence for a link between pornography consumption and reductions in brain size and brain activity in response to sexual stimuli.
For the study, she and her colleague Jurgen Gallinat from Charite University, also in Berlin, recruited 64 healthy men between the ages of 21 and 45 years and asked them questions about their ****-watching habits. They also took images of the mens brains to measure volume and to see how their brains reacted to pornographic pictures.
We found that the volume of the so-called striatum, a brain region that has been associated with reward processing and motivated behavior was smaller the more pornography consumption the participants reported, Kühn said.
Moreover we found that another brain region, that is also part of the striatum that is active when people see sexual stimuli, shows less activation the more pornography participants consumed, she added.
Whats more, the researchers found that the connection between the striatum and prefrontal cortex, which is the outer layer of the brain associated with behavior and decision making, worsened with increased **** watching.
Because the study cant prove that **** caused the changes to the brain, Kühn said its not possible to say whether watching **** is actually harmful.
Everything is going to be bad in excess and its probably not terrible in moderation, Dr. Gregory Tau of the Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York said.
Tau, who was not involved with the study, agreed that more research should be done in this area and that longer studies would be need to find out if **** leads to brain changes.
It is possible that there are individuals with a certain kind of brain that are more susceptible to these kinds of behaviors, he said. Or, its possible its the excessive use (of ****) thats perpetuating itself to causing brain changes. Or, it could be both.
Kühn said other behaviors, such as driving a taxi, are linked to changes to brain size and functioning.
Basically everything that people do very frequently can shape their brain structure and function, she said.
The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, can't say watching **** caused the decrease in brain matter and activity, however.
It's not clear, for example, whether watching **** leads to brain changes or whether people born with certain brain types watch more ****, said Simone Kühn, the studys lead author from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, in an email.
Unfortunately we cannot answer this question based on the results of the present study, Kühn said.
But, she noted, the results provide the first evidence for a link between pornography consumption and reductions in brain size and brain activity in response to sexual stimuli.
For the study, she and her colleague Jurgen Gallinat from Charite University, also in Berlin, recruited 64 healthy men between the ages of 21 and 45 years and asked them questions about their ****-watching habits. They also took images of the mens brains to measure volume and to see how their brains reacted to pornographic pictures.
We found that the volume of the so-called striatum, a brain region that has been associated with reward processing and motivated behavior was smaller the more pornography consumption the participants reported, Kühn said.
Moreover we found that another brain region, that is also part of the striatum that is active when people see sexual stimuli, shows less activation the more pornography participants consumed, she added.
Whats more, the researchers found that the connection between the striatum and prefrontal cortex, which is the outer layer of the brain associated with behavior and decision making, worsened with increased **** watching.
Because the study cant prove that **** caused the changes to the brain, Kühn said its not possible to say whether watching **** is actually harmful.
Everything is going to be bad in excess and its probably not terrible in moderation, Dr. Gregory Tau of the Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York said.
Tau, who was not involved with the study, agreed that more research should be done in this area and that longer studies would be need to find out if **** leads to brain changes.
It is possible that there are individuals with a certain kind of brain that are more susceptible to these kinds of behaviors, he said. Or, its possible its the excessive use (of ****) thats perpetuating itself to causing brain changes. Or, it could be both.
Kühn said other behaviors, such as driving a taxi, are linked to changes to brain size and functioning.
Basically everything that people do very frequently can shape their brain structure and function, she said.
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I tried so hard to come back with a witty response to this, but I just couldn't motivate myself to do so. Then I couldn't decide whether to even post, because I'm always making bad decisions.
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Do you have a link to the original article?
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I guess this explains why CEOs and Wall Street boys can't manage money and are often clueless as to why they continually crash markets in a cyclical pattern. Perhaps we can map their peak activity with the troughs in the economy. lol
There should be a follow up study on the use of cocaine and prostitutes for this group as well. Sorry boys, it's Friday and I couldn't resist.
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John... why did you post your biography here
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EndersShadow wrote: »John... why did you post your biography here
I think you misunderstand Dan... I found this study on another site, where PFB was complaining about not getting paid for his participation.
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AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »Do you have a link to the original article?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/28/us-****-brain-changes-idUSKBN0E82BK20140528The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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nooshinjohn wrote: »I think you misunderstand Dan... I found this study on another site, where PFB was complaining about not getting paid for his participation.
touche sir, touche...."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
I just could not read all of the first post, can some one tell me what this threads about?
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polkfarmboy wrote: »I just could not read all of the first post, can some one tell me what this threads about?
Watching **** makes you want to watch more ****, do it less and make bad decisions and be a evil person....."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
I should mention that my post was in fact a joke in respect to people not being able to hold their concentration and function with the proper awareness. I forgot that I get taken very literally on here lol.
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polkfarmboy wrote: »I forgot that I get taken very literally on here lol.
Does this mean that you don't want to be taken "literally" and are mostly posting FICTIONS? Because that would explain a lot!
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Does this mean that you don't want to be taken "literally" and are mostly posting FICTIONS? Because that would explain a lot!
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polkfarmboy wrote: »I just could not read all of the first post, can some one tell me what this threads about?
Too much pern makes you do dumb stuff. Like buy girly cars and stuff like that....:D--Gary--
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Too much pern makes you do dumb stuff. Like buy girly cars and stuff like that....:D
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Also repetitive motion strain hehehehehe..."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Maybe its the chronic dehydration that causes the brain to change.
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