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Published when high‑speed internet made porn widely accessible, Your Brain on Porn outlines growing concerns about uncontrolled porn use and its link to erectile dysfunction in young men. The book follows the "rebooting" experiment, in which tens of thousands of people ceased porn consumption and reported benefits such as improved concentration, mood, and real‑life intimacy. Gary Wilson combines personal stories with cognitive‑neuroscience findings to explain how the brain’s reward system responds to online porn, concluding that it can be seriously addictive and damaging. He provides humane, practical guidance for those wishing to stop using internet pornography and highlights the broader societal challenge of addiction driven by big business.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
Authors: Gary Wilson
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