SELLEST OSAST
Neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Prause grew up in Texas, where sex education served up a platter of abstinence garnished with jump-scare photos of untreated STIs. Now, she runs a basement lab where people masturbate... for science! Michelle and Nicole talk about why porn doesn't meet the scientific bar for addiction, how anxiety hijacks arousal in bed, and what her research is finding about the moments right before orgasm.
Find Dr. Nicole Prause
Website: https://liberoscenter.com/
Produced by Katie Jensen of Vocal Fry Studios, now in her third season with GETSOME.
Portrait photo: Neal Preston.
Chapters
00:00 The shower question and the addiction label
03:01 Growing up with Texas sex education
04:28 Inside the sex-research lab
07:02 Masturbation and depression
09:08 What counts as addiction?
11:45 Why people use porn
13:41 When porn feels like a problem
16:50 Porn, dopamine, and human touch
18:29 When arousal feels like fear
19:50 Refractory periods and sperm health
21:50 The mystery of orgasm
23:12 Studying the brain before climax
26:44 The 3D-printed penis study
29:44 What research taught Nicole about her body
31:40 Closing and where to find Nicole
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