The Truth About Pornography | Dr. Jordan Peterson & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Jordan Peterson discuss the impact of pornography on the brain, it's relation to other dopamine-driven compulsions, and the challenges it may pose to natural sexual relationships.

Dr. Jordan Peterson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, best-selling author, and prominent online educator. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/K0hkhbGYaGQ?si=cbKmB9_ytezjKYlt

Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/3qKWtpF

*Timestamps*

00:00 Link To Primitive Brain Circuits

00:49 Recognizing Compulsion

02:00 How Compulsive Consumption Develops

02:57 Supernormal Stimulus & Stickleback Fish

04:39 Analog Of Highly Processed Food

05:54 Multiple Pathways To Satiation

08:58 Craving Satiation

10:00 Circuits Get Hijacked

10:50 Novelty Threshold Increases

11:40 Most Naturally Satisfying Mode

13:05 Difficulty Establishing Sexual Relationships

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