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Why Guys Get Addicted to Internet Porn: The Neuroscience Behind Obsessive Behavior

Last Updated: July 29, 2021

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Luke Gilkerson

Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com

Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become addicted to Internet porn and some of its effects. The following 16-minute video gives viewers a brief tutorial of the neuroscience behind porn addiction.

(The presentation is generally clean, but there are some images that viewers might find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.)

For more information about Gary Wilson, visit his website.

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