Is porn coloring a teenager’s ideas of what sex should be like before they experience it?
A normal brain has the topography of a beach ball nice and smooth. In stark contrast is the Swiss-cheese-like surface of a porn addict’s brain.
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Porn is such a ferocious competitor at forming new brain pathways that hardly any other activity can compete, including actual sex with a real partner.
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Scientific studies of the brain now show the connection between brain chemicals and porn addiction. A porn addict’s brain is like the brain of an alcoholic.
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A German study suggests that watching porn may be linked to decreased volume and reduced activity in certain areas of the brain
It may be surprising, but porn affects the brain in ways very similar to harmful substances, like tobacco. Studies have shown that porn stimulates the same areas of the brain as addictive drugs, making the brain release the same chemicals. And just like drugs, porn triggers pathways in the brain
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 05 (2011). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Pornography is a powerful force that has become increasingly widespread in Western culture since the advent of the Internet.