Watching online porn can
interfere with your short-term memory, researchers have found.
The study saw a test group of 28 heterosexual men,
with an average age of 26, exposed to a series of pornographic and
non-pornographic images.
They were then told to answer "yes" or
"no" when asked if the image they were looking at matched the image
four slides previously.The results revealed men guessed correctly 80 per cent
of the time while looking at the normal images, and only 67 per cent of the
time with the pornographic images.
It emerged the men's recollection of the
pornographic images was even poorer when they acknowledged sensations of sexual
arousal and urges to masturbate.
Study author Christian Laier said: "Sexual
arousal interferes with working memory, in important facet of executive
functioning."The results of the study may go towards explaining why
straight men who are addicted to online porn may have have difficulties
including: "Missing sleep and forgetting appointments, which are
associated with negative life consequences."
Its goal, in essence, is to find out why porn and
sex addictions can stop men from functioning efficiently in their lives when
they're not between the sheets or in front of a screen.
The study is a first step. But the results need to
be tested with respect to gender and sexual orientation to verify.
In May last year China's state media channel CCTV
reported that porn accessible via Google was causing citizens to lose their
memories.
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