TWEET IT - http://clicktotweet.com/195v1 It's the number one topic for internet searches, but do we ever consider how pornography can have lasting neuroplastic effects? Discover the hard science behind the 'porn epidemic' - the internet's drug of choice. Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz). TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE Mitchell Moffit http://www.mitchellmoffit.com http://www.twitter.com/mitchellmoffit http://www.facebook.com/mitchellmoffit Gregory Brown http://www.gregorybrownart.tumblr.com http://www.twitter.com/whalewatchmeplz Further Reading -- Is Porn an Addiction? 1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050060/ The Great Porn Experiment: 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wSF82AwSDiU Brain Plasticity: 1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11252991 2) http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1995-44134-001 3) http://www.pnas.org/content/100/3/1405.full Relationship Effects: 1) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ab.20328/abstract 2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22449010 3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21259151 Books: 1) The Brain That Changes Itself - Norman Doidge, M.D. 2) The Alchemy of Love and Lust - T.L. Crenshaw