#607 Nicole Prause: Sex, Porn, and Addiction
RECORDED ON DECEMBER 23rd 2021.
Dr. Nicole Prause is a neuroscientist researching human sexual behavior, addiction, and the physiology of sexual response. She is also the founder of Liberos LLC, an independent research institute.
In this episode, we talk about sex, porn, and addiction. We start with sex, and hypersexual people. We then get into porn, and ask if it can be addictive, and talk about the relationship between porn consumption and sex drive, the effects of masturbation, the (negative) psychological effects of watching porn, and if it can affect relationship satisfaction and self/partner evaluations. We also discuss if the porn industry is bad for its performers; if the brain processes sex and porn differently; and who condemns porn, and who reports suffering from porn addiction.
Time Links:
Intro
Can sex be addictive?
Hypersexual people
Can porn be addictive?
Porn consumption and sex drive
Masturbation
Psychological effects of watching porn
Porn, relationship satisfaction, and self/partner evaluations
Is the porn industry bad for its performers?
Does the brain process sex and porn differently?
Who condemns porn, and who reports suffering from porn addiction?
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Follow Dr. Prause’s work:
Liberos Center: https://bit.ly/3oG84sb
ResearchGate profile: https://bit.ly/3AVU5lF
Twitter handle: @NicoleRPrause