Your Brain On Porn: Porn Addiction (Part 3)

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A science teacher explains the evolutionary forces behind porn's appeal, how the brain changes in response to super-normal stimulation, and what makes today's porn different from static porn of the past. For more, visit "Your Brain On Porn" http://yourbrainonporn.com.

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  • So you burn out/ destroy your receptors in addiction. Good god...

  • @TheJovanist You can se my answers to others here. Addiction is more than dopamine receptor changes. I simplified many apsects. Receptors are not burned, they are purposely reduced by the cells. The cells can rebuild the lost receptors in probably a few minutes. It's not damage - it's a feedback mechanism.

  • @BodyWisdomVideos So if one overcomes their addiction (be it porn, drugs, whatever), do these changes revert? I mean, do things go back to the way they were before addiction?

  • @Task5003 Probably do, except adsicts may still have sensitzed addiction pathways that can be reactivated if an addict uses. Still much to be learned.

  • did you say that your receptors can bounce back? Does that mean that if I get off my addiction everything can go back to normal?

  • @DaBlackBandit Addiction involves far more changes than just dopamine and dopamine receptors. But evidence suggests they do bounce back. The porn pathways (sensitization) may continue to linger for a long time, but hopefully weaken

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  • This is highly interesting, while I do not have an addiction to porn, I am highly enjoying the broken down science behind addiction

  • This is some informational stuff.

    Thanks. Understanding frees.

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  • Thank you so much for helping me understand the addiction!

  • Im watching this while eating pizza

    To be honest this very interesting how different types of addictions affect the body

  • @BodyWisdomVideos

    So whatever damage was done to the receptors through addiction can be reversed or healed over time?

  • These videos are great. Thanks for explaining things simply.

  • @BodyWisdomVideos ok thanks for clearing that up

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