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{{Cquote|According to the research approximately 64 percent, or two thirds, of U.S. men admit to viewing porn at least monthly, with the number of Christian men nearly equaling the national average. When divided by age "eight out of ten (79%) men between the ages of 18 and 30 view pornography at least monthly, and two thirds (67%) of men between the ages of 31 and 49 view pornography at least monthly. One half of men between 50 and 68 looks at porn monthly."<ref>[https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/new-survey-of-porn-use-shows-startling-stats-for-men-and-women NEW SURVEY OF PORN USE: MEN AND WOMEN WATCHING IN STARTLING NUMBERS], ChurchMilitant.com</ref>}}
Men who watch a lot of pornography, according to a study out of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, have smaller brain volumes.<ref>[https://kfor.com/2014/06/12/porn-may-have-negative-effects-on-the-male-cognitive-function/ Porn may have negative effects on the male cognitive function]</ref>
LiveScience.com reported on the Max Planck Institute for Human Development study:
{{Cquote|Both alcoholism and depression shrink the same brain areas that were found to be smaller in porn watchers in the current study. Depressed people are less likely to be in a relationship, and may therefore have fewer sexual opportunities in real life and more time on their hands to look at sexual content. In that instance, it may be the underlying depression, not the porn itself, altering the brain, Prause said.<ref>[https://www.livescience.com/46006-can-porn-shrink-brain.htmlCan Porn Shrink Your Brain?], Livescience/com</ref>}}
Joe Biden's life has been greatly shaped by grief and he indicated that he has "wounds that don't ever really heal".<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-age-media-227499 Is Joe Biden Too Old?]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/31/joe-bidens-heartfelt-thoughts-on-grief/ Joe Biden’s heartfelt speech on grief], Washington Post</ref><ref>[https://www.apnews.com/e5a1e70314eb44219448eeb850c65f1e Biden’s prism of loss: A public man, shaped by private grief], Associated Press</ref>
The ''American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry'' in a journal article entitled ''Prolonged Grief and Cognitive Decline: A Prospective Population-Based Study in Middle-Aged and Older Persons'' indicated that individuals with prolonged grief disorder (PGD) compared with a reference group "showed a decrease in global cognitive function".<ref>[https://www.ajgponline.org/article/S1064-7481(17)30559-6/pdf Prolonged Grief and Cognitive Decline: A Prospective Population-Based Study in Middle-Aged and Older Persons]</ref> See: [[Joe Biden, grief and cognitive decline]] and [[Prolonged grief disorder and cognitive decline]]
As far as grief and unresolved emotional pain, as noted above, Joe Biden's life has been greatly shaped by grief and he indicated that he has "wounds that don't ever really heal".<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-age-media-227499 Is Joe Biden Too Old?]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/31/joe-bidens-heartfelt-thoughts-on-grief/ Joe Biden’s heartfelt speech on grief], Washington Post</ref><ref>[https://www.apnews.com/e5a1e70314eb44219448eeb850c65f1e Biden’s prism of loss: A public man, shaped by private grief], Associated Press</ref>
