[FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW] One of the last things that Thomas Crooks reportedly searched for on the internet before he tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was pornography. It’s brought the taboo issue of pornographic addiction back into the limelight. “What we have to understand about pornography is that it literally rewires the brain," says Clare Morell, senior policy analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. "Their prefrontal cortex—which is that part of our brain responsible for our self control, our impulse control, emotional regulation—isn't fully developed till the age of 25.” Morell is an advocate for child protection and a leading voice in the conversation about digital safety. She's also the author of the forthcoming book, "The Tech Exit: A Manifesto for Freeing Our Kids," which looks at the disastrous effect that pornography and other violent and sexual online content has had on society. “Kids don't even need to go looking for it anymore. It finds them on social media," says Morell. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. FULL TRANSCRIPT Jan Jekielek: Claire Morell, such a pleasure to have you on American Thought Leaders. Clare Morell: Thank you so much for having me, Jan. Mr. Jekielek: Clare, the Daily Beast reported something very odd about what the FBI source discovered on the phone of Thomas Crooks, the would-be Trump assassin. After he had communicated with his parents, his last internet search was for pornography. What is happening here? Ms. Morell: It's shocking. Why in the world would he search for pornography right before he tries to assassinate Donald Trump? It speaks to how addictive internet pornography is for this generation, because of how common it is and so easy to access. Kids don't even need to go looking for it anymore—it finds them on social media. The nature of pornography is to addict its user. If it becomes addictive, then it's not surprising that someone would be turning to their phone to search for it to get that next dopamine hit. We have to understand that pornography literally rewires the brain, and it rewires the brain in several different ways. The first thing is that it creates habitual neural pathways, so that the person needs to continue to access pornography due to such a high level of dopamine being released in the brain when they view this type of content. It actually rewires the brain to need that level of dopamine and to actually crave it. This neurotransmitter is released in the brain as a pleasure hormone, but it actually creates cravings so that your brain will repeat that activity. We have to understand that this is not just kids stumbling across their uncle's Playboy magazine. It is online, interactive sexual experiences that children are being exposed to, which are extremely violent, which are eliciting this dopamine response that is highly addictive, and which rewire the brain to constantly crave ...