The Alarming Impact of Pornography on Gen Z's Sexual Development.

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Uh it is mad.

[00:00:01]>> Also think about what it's doing to kids. Like this is one of the rabbit holes I've been going down more recently and thinking about how has this affected Gen Z's development. They're exposed to porn at such a young age. But um in terms of the difference between say what's going on in the brain. So same brain network basically you know like regions that are involved in physiological arousal penal tumes visual uh regions. Um this was my dissertation actually. So it takes me back now.

[00:00:26]trying to remember what other parts of >> you did a motor.

[00:00:28]>> You did a dissertation on penal tume.

[00:00:31]>> No, no, not just penal tumes, but it was on basically like male sexuality and sexual arousal and yeah, I looked at the structure and function of the brain. I used four different types of brain imaging. It was a lot of fun. It was a very expensive study, but I was I was extremely blessed.

[00:00:44]>> Really fun for the men. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:00:47]>> Um and so basically it's it's it's the same network. It's not activated as strongly, but it's very much the same regions. And that's why pornography is so compelling and why I think for people who especially if you are if that is your primary mode of sexual release very much become a preference or a standin.