Is Porn Poison for the Brain?

By: American Decency Staff

Just this morning, a current Yale student sent me this fascinating TEDx video, featuring a talk by physiologist Gary Wilson, host of www.yourbrainonporn.com. According to the video description, Wilson's research "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."

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Is-Porn-Poison-for-the-Brain

(ADA note: the embedded video includes discussion of the symptoms of pornography addiction, including erectile disfunction)

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