TEDx Glasgow: Gary Wilson The Great Porn Experiment (16 05 2012)

In response to Philip Zimbardo s The Demise of Guys TED talk, Gary Wilson asks whether our brains evolved to handle the hyperstimulation of today s Internet enticements. He also discusses the disturbing symptoms showing up in some heavy Internet users, the surprising reversal of those symptoms, and the science behind these 21st century phenomena. More About Gary Wilson Gary is host of The site arose in response to a growing demand for solid scientific information by heavy Internet erotica users experiencing perplexing, unexpected effects: escalation to more extreme material, concentration difficulties, sexual performance problems, radical changes in sexual tastes, social anxiety, irritability, inability to stop, and obsessivecompulsive symptoms. As a physiology teacher with a particular interest in the latest neuroscience discoveries, Gary was aware that their symptoms might be the result of addictionrelated brain changes. Applying the website s concepts of brain plasticity, m