Episode #229: What Gooning Does To Your Brain | The Science of Porn Addiction and Dopamine Hijack
About this episode
Dr. Trish Leigh discusses the effects of porn on the brain and how it rewires the reward system.
You open porn, planning to watch for a few minutes. Then hours disappear. It's not just a self-control problem. Repeated overstimulation trains your brain to crave higher dopamine, making focus, motivation, and real intimacy feel less rewarding. As your reward system adapts, the prefrontal cortex—the part responsible for impulse control—has a harder time stopping the behavior. In this episode, Dr. Trish Leigh explains what gooning does to the brain, why porn rewires the reward system, and how...
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