Your Brain On Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson

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Your-Brain-On-Porn:-Internet-Pornography-and-the-Emerging-Science-of-Addiction-by-Gary-WilsonWhen-high-speed-internet-became-widely-available-a-few-years-ago,-growing-numbers-of-people-began-to-worry-that-their-porn-use-was-running-out-of-control. Far-from-preparing-them-for-fulfilling-relationships,-viewing-an-endless-stream-of-porn-videos-led-to-unexpected-symptoms.-Perhaps-most-surprisingly,-for-the-first-time-in-history-erectile-dysfunction-was-becoming-a-significant-problem-for-young-men.This-led-to-one-of-the-largest-informal-experiments-in-the-history-of-science.-Tens-of-thousands-of-people-have-tried-abstaining-from-sexually-stimulating-material-in-a-process-they-call-‘rebooting’.-Many-of-them-reported-startling-changes,-from-improved-concentration-and-elevated-mood-to-a-greater-capacity-for-real-life-intimacy.Gary-Wilson has-listened-to-the-stories-of-those-who-have-tried-giving-up-internet-porn-and-related-them-to-an-account-of-how-the-reward-system-of-the-brain-interacts-with-its-environment.-And-now-a-growing-body-of-research-in-neuroscience-is-confirming-what-these-pioneers-have-discovered-for-themselves-–-internet-pornography-can-be-seriously-addictive-and-damaging.In Your-Brain-on-Porn Wilson-provides-a-concise-introduction-to-the-phenomenon-of-internet-porn-addiction-that-draws-on-both-first-person-accounts-and-the-findings-of-cognitive-neuroscience.-In-a-voice-that-is-generous-and-humane,-he-also-offers-advice-for-those-who-want-to-stop-using-internet-pornography.The-publication-of Your-Brain-on-Porn is-a-landmark-in-our-attempts-to-understand,-and-remain-balanced-in,-a-world-where-addiction-is-big-business.