A German study suggests that watching porn may be linked to reduced activity in certain areas of the brain
A new study finds
that men who watch a lot of pornography tend to have less gray matter volume as
well as less activity in the region of the brain linked to rewards.
The German study,
published in JAMA Psychiatry and
which analyzed a relatively small sample, provides the first evidence which
could lead to establishing a link between pornography consumption and brain
size. However, it did not determine whether watching porn leads to the
decreased volume and activity, or if people born with certain brain
characteristics watch more porn.
The study’s
researchers questioned 64 healthy men aged 21 to 45 about their porn watching
habits. They also examined how their brains reacted to pornographic images and
took images of their brains in order to measure volume.
The results also show
that the brain region activated when people view sexual stimuli is less active
in men who watch a lot of pornography. It also shows the part of the brain
associated with processing rewards is smaller in men who view pornography more
often.
Story Credit: Time.com
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