17-07-2025
Pornography Pays in Pleasure—But Taxes Your Brain and Emotions
What begins as a choice to watch pornography can evolve into a neurological and physical battle, with new research showing that frequent viewing rewires the brain in ways that mirror drug addiction.
The new
published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, gives insights into how frequent pornography use may rewire the brain's reward and control circuits, leading to neurological arousal, behavioral changes, and possible dependency, comparable to that observed in opioid addicts.
Obsession-Led Brain Rewiring
Conducted at Chengdu Medical College in China, the study involved 21 healthy college students
who watched pornographic content to varying degrees
and had no history of substance use. The participants were split into two groups: occasional, low-frequency pornography use, and those with a chronic obsession.
