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Gary Wilson was an American educator and public speaker known for his work on the neuroscience of pornography addiction. He founded the website YourBrainOnPorn.
Known for: Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction
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Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction
In this book, Gary Wilson explores how internet pornography affects the brain’s reward system, leading to addiction-like symptoms and sexual dysfunction. Drawing on neuroscience and behavioral research, Wilson explains the mechanisms of dopamine-driven conditioning and offers insights into recovery and self-control.
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The Brain’s Reward System: Dopamine, Neuroplasticity, and Sexual Arousal
In the brain’s deepest regions lies a circuitry built for survival: the reward system. Every time we encounter something novel or pleasurable—whether it’s food, social connection, or sexual stimuli—dopamine is released. This chemical doesn’t just make us feel good; it motivates us to seek again. In ...
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Pornography as a Supernormal Stimulus: From Curiosity to Compulsion
From a scientific standpoint, internet pornography is not simply another form of entertainment—it’s an evolutionary hijack. In nature, sexual cues are rare and contextually bound, triggering moderate excitement that propels bonding and reproduction. Online, these cues are magnified, multiplied, and ...
From Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction
About Gary Wilson
Gary Wilson was an American educator and public speaker known for his work on the neuroscience of pornography addiction. He founded the website YourBrainOnPorn.com and delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk on the subject. Wilson’s work focused on the effects of internet pornography on motivation, rela...
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Gary Wilson was an American educator and public speaker known for his work on the neuroscience of pornography addiction. He founded the website YourBrainOnPorn.com and delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk on the subject. Wilson’s work focused on the effects of internet pornography on motivation, rela...
Gary Wilson was an American educator and public speaker known for his work on the neuroscience of pornography addiction. He founded the website YourBrainOnPorn.com and delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk on the subject. Wilson’s work focused on the effects of internet pornography on motivation, relationships, and mental health.
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Gary Wilson was an American educator and public speaker known for his work on the neuroscience of pornography addiction. He founded the website YourBrainOnPorn.
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