Blogging--It's Good for You: Scientific American
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- blogging
- , blog
- , blogues
- , health
- , writing
- , trauma
- , salud
- , unread
- , Irrational
- , readthis
- , SOT
- , bloggy
- , dissertation
- , behavior
- , blogs_therapy
- , medicine
- , Psychology
- , science
- , magazine
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Interactic 2.0
12 members,434 bookmarks
Espaço para os membros da comunidade INTERACTIC 2.0 partilharem ligações relacionadas com as temáticas da rede. http://interactic.ning.com/
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Saved by 12 people (1 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-05-22
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Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery
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Alice Flaherty, a neuroscientist at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, the placebo theory of suffering is one window through which to view blogging. As social creatures, humans have a range of pain-related behaviors, such as complaining, which acts as a “placebo for getting satisfied,” Flaherty says. Blogging about stressful experiences might work similarly.
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Also, blogging might trigger dopamine release, similar to stimulants like music, running and looking at art.
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Blogging undoubtedly affords similar benefits” to expressive writing, says Morgan, who wants to incorporate writing programs into supportive care for cancer patients.
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