21 April,2016 04:53 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A recent study on the effects of viewing pornography has revealed that, porn is not as addictive as other vices like substance abuse
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A recent study on the effects of viewing pornography has revealed that, porn is not as addictive as other vices like substance abuse.
The study was conducted on over 100 men and women out of which half admitted to viewing excessive pornography. They were shown images categorised as pleasant, neutral and unpleasant. The pictures that were termed as pleasant were erotic.
Those who said they had experienced "major problems" with porn usage "showed decreased brain reactions when shown the sexual images".
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The results showed that men who expressed a greater interest in babies had relatively small increase in testosterone after viewing stimulating videos when compared to those who had less interest.
"Young men who don't like babies as much get more physiologically aroused by visual sexual stimuli," said one of the researchers.
"These men 'live on the fast lane'. They are attracted to and aroused by novel sexual partners and are ready to take advantage of new sexual opportunities when they present themselves," he added.
"By contrast, young men who like babies more are less sexually aroused by novel sexual stimuli (for example, erotic content), but they presumably enjoy sex more in the context of stable monogamous relationships with partners they know well," the study found.
