Never before have humans had access to this type of pay-per-view pornography. This is one of the most popular searches on the Internet. Everyone, young, old and even children, can access a virtually unrestricted adult page. those who have never been attracted to pornography have a greater curiosity about this type of content.
Leaving aside the moral problems that many may have about it, the truth is that pornographic experiences raise new questions about human behavior, the number of pornography addicts has increased and, apparently, it is also changing the behavior of non-addicts.
- Mirror neurons were accidentally discovered in 1992 by scientist Giaocomo Rizzolatti and his team.
- As the name suggests.
- This type of cell makes a part of the brain function like a mirror.
- In monkeys.
- Researchers were able to show that the reactions of primates’ brains when observing an act were similar to the reaction of the brain of those who practiced it.
This mirror mechanism is checked in the case of pornography, whoever sees a video with sexual content does not see the scenes as if they were aliens, in fact, the reactions of his body and mind indicate that the observer perceives everything as if he were the protagonist of the situation. In this case, the brain does not distinguish between the real and the imaginary. Anyone who watches a porn movie doesn’t watch makes love. At least that’s how the brain records it.
In a study conducted at the University of Cambridge by Dr. Valerie Voon, the brain reactions of a group of men addicted to pornography were compared with those of another group that did not suffer from this addiction. The result was that the healthy group was excited to see the images, but the group of drug addicts was twice as excited. This puts pornography addiction on par with alcohol addiction and other psychoactive drugs.
Addiction is only a consequence of frequent use of pornography, in the case of people who are not at this level of dependence, adverse effects also occur.
Porn videos are essentially fictional images. Sexual techniques, positions and situations that rarely correspond to current practices. One of the biggest risks of intensive pornography use is that many regular viewers can no longer feel pleasure in ordinary situations.
In the face of a film with a lot of ecstasy, reality can be disappointing. And the real couple may not have the skills that porn stars seem to show. The brain needs more intense stimuli and sexual desire stops happening.
The most worrying thing is that sexuality begins to be guided by what certain currents of psychology call “pure act”. It refers to such basic actions that are precariously endowed with meaning and, as a result, become compulsive and distressing. They do not give rise to eroticism, in the broad sense of the term, but to the brief physical act.
Frequent users of sites are also individuals who become quite lonely. It turns out that at first couple pornography is sought, but over time it will become a private practice.
Perhaps that’s why someone has described today’s world as a land in which lonely, depressed beings hide reality behind a screen.
Image courtesy of Camila Arango.