Your Brain On Porn- Internet Pornography And Th...

We are only 20 years into the high-speed internet era. The long-term data on a generation raised with infinite dopamine via porn, social media, and video games does not yet exist. What we do know from the emerging science is clear: The brain is exquisitely sensitive to reward schedules. An endless, novel, supernormal sexual stimulus is a neurological wildcard.

He couldn’t get hard for real girls anymore. Not on dates, not in bed. His body was there, but his mind was elsewhere—scrolling, skipping, hunting. When a girlfriend whispered something sweet, he felt nothing. When she touched him, he flinched. Not from disgust. From boredom . Your Brain on Porn- Internet Pornography and th...

The impact is not limited to the bedroom. The —the brain’s CEO responsible for impulse control, long-term planning, and willpower—is the last region to fully mature (around age 25). It is also the region most vulnerable to addiction-based remodeling. We are only 20 years into the high-speed internet era