tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post4562659528559622389..comments2023-10-19T09:57:32.592-07:00Comments on Sing your own lullaby: Placebo effectMariana Sofferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-41093270663326504902010-06-04T17:38:22.252-07:002010-06-04T17:38:22.252-07:00Hi
Very nice and intrestingss story.Hi <br />Very nice and intrestingss story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-76843531179388442082010-01-20T23:22:20.557-08:002010-01-20T23:22:20.557-08:00Well I agree but I about the brief should acquire ...Well I agree but I about the brief should acquire more info then it has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-13452059603076064022010-01-20T13:24:55.744-08:002010-01-20T13:24:55.744-08:00Brim over I assent to but I about the collection s...Brim over I assent to but I about the collection should have more info then it has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-91510637749661970272010-01-17T14:28:48.623-08:002010-01-17T14:28:48.623-08:00Anonymous
I am glad it helped, I was curious about...Anonymous<br />I am glad it helped, I was curious about what was the assignment if you like to tell a little about it.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-26656358989348920652010-01-17T05:32:37.003-08:002010-01-17T05:32:37.003-08:00Nice fill someone in on and this mail helped me al...Nice fill someone in on and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you on your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-13840722026991280382009-12-22T14:27:18.197-08:002009-12-22T14:27:18.197-08:00J
sorry man, my fault now that I read it, I think ...J<br />sorry man, my fault now that I read it, I think i was in a serious mood and did not get it (too much thinking about artificial intelligence stuff).<br />It is cool the new idea, at least it sure is really innovative.<br /><br />Feel free to dick out as much as you want, I like that.<br /><br />Take care and be well<br />MMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-16265683510982183432009-12-22T09:42:34.026-08:002009-12-22T09:42:34.026-08:00Mariana, it seems my little ironic joke about hair...Mariana, it seems my little ironic joke about hairy hippies didn't hit the target. Hmm, I'm not sure if you missed something or I did. <br /><br />Part of his work seems to be about bacteria living on the skin that produce NO which is absorbed into the body which in turn affects the nervous system to relax. These bacteria thrive in hairy areas and he thinks that is one purpose of our hair.<br />A novel and intriguing idea and i haven't a clue if it is realistic or not.<br />So I was thinking if part of our bacterial fauna is helping us to stay relaxed and healthy, then maybe the much reviled and stereotyped hairy hippy should be a little less mocked and disdained by cleanly scrubbed and shaven square and uptight society.<br /><br />That's me dicking about.<br /><br />If you look at his profile on his 'Stranger Than You Can Imagine' blog he mentions his bacteria there.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-52707561574424252292009-12-21T21:34:10.080-08:002009-12-21T21:34:10.080-08:00J
I do not think it works that way, if you check ...J<br /><br />I do not think it works that way, if you check the deffinition of it in wikipedia there is part that says:<br /><br />Exercise. From the authors' clinical experiences, sweating induces commonly observed effects of exercise on mental health. Sweat practices are similar to exercise as they cause the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal hormonal axis, and an increase in noradrenaline. The sweating experience appears to produce profound physiological changes and perceptions of physical symptoms. Unlike typical forms of exercise, sweat practices cause an increase in B-endorphins and do not increase the concentration of adrenaline in the blood stream. Sweat practices also contrast with the majority of exercise activities because they do not require muscle tension, the movement of large muscle groups, and attentional capacities to be focused on muscle coordination. Sweat practices are a unique form of exercise as they cause muscle relaxation and allow focal attention to be placed on another activity, such as group content and process.<br /><br />So according to this I guess that given hairy people sweat more, that means you are right.<br />Well I guess it would cause to diminish the effects of sweating, you will be less relaxed, focal attention will become harder, and all the other benefits sweatting brings will also diminish with it.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-35097380630189596702009-12-21T19:07:05.896-08:002009-12-21T19:07:05.896-08:00So, according to daedalus2u, we have bacteria on o...So, according to daedalus2u, we have bacteria on our skin that produe NO, which makes its way into the body an provokes a relaxation response, and one pupose of our hair is to harbour these bugs and provide a means to transport the NO. <br />So if you are a hairy smelly hippy who never shaves her pits then you will be more relaxed?<br />I have that right?<br />And if that is so, what are the consequences of all that shaving, scrubbing, plucking, waxing?Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-65762860532588175352009-07-06T17:46:28.791-07:002009-07-06T17:46:28.791-07:00daedalus2u:
first some definitions:
"The noce...daedalus2u:<br />first some definitions:<br />"The nocebo (I will harm) effect is similar, and is usually considered to be the opposite of the placebo effect, but actually is somewhat different.<br /><br />Contrary to popular belief, both of these effects are misnamed, in that harmful effects can occur via placebos, and beneficial effects via nocebos."<br /><br />How it works:<br />"I will consider two extreme metabolic states, the "fight or flight" state (FoF), and the resting and relaxed state (RnR). It is well known that organisms can invoke such states and FoF results in the characteristic physiological effects of "stress", and if prolonged can cause physical disorders associated with "stress". RnR reverses the effects of stress, but to do so, has to occur within a certain time period.<br /><br />I suggest that placebos invoke the RnR response, and that nocebos invoke the FoF response."<br /><br />And then he shows lots of examples that happen in real life, and tries to chain together the cause and the effects of them all.<br /><br />I do recommend reading this article, seriously, cause I find it really interesting the different proposal it shows about how this mechanisms work.<br />If you have any trouble with the technical language please do not hesitate and ask me please.<br />Take you very much for your intresting approach to the causes and effects this complex mechanisms have, according to what it is proposed here.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-58721858144323685522009-07-06T16:12:42.356-07:002009-07-06T16:12:42.356-07:00I have my own interpretation of the placebo effect...I have my own interpretation of the placebo effect.<br /><br />http://daedalus2u.blogspot.com/2007/04/placebo-and-nocebo-effects.html<br /><br />The placebo effect is particularly strong in conditions that are caused or exacerbated by low NO, (such as depression for example).daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-8617218127343621082009-06-30T02:19:37.134-07:002009-06-30T02:19:37.134-07:00The latest research in the area:
"Our results...The latest research in the area:<br />"Our results are in agreement with those of other meta-analyses," Kirsch and Sapirstein explained, "revealing a substantial placebo effect in antidepressant medication." "They also indicate that the placebo component of the response to medication is considerably greater than the pharmacological effect."Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-89376965824765789112009-06-16T21:58:17.583-07:002009-06-16T21:58:17.583-07:00Harlequin: I like how you describe the history of ...Harlequin: I like how you describe the history of science (I like it too), because science can be kind of arrogant, it believes it can discover all the mysteries about about how things work, and even reproduce them by making models from the observations taken. But I guess there is more to life than that strict models and hard rules.<br />I love the people who comment on my blog too, there are extremely creative, nice and interested about learning new stuff.<br /><br />Looking forward to see you often Harlequin (I have a painting with a violet one; one of these day I will send you a picture). I will also keep reading your alluring entries.<br />take care<br />MMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-20573948644986407432009-06-16T21:37:07.138-07:002009-06-16T21:37:07.138-07:00a great piece with history and mystery... I love t...a great piece with history and mystery... I love the history of science stuff ... as if the body were an object like a rock or a phenomenon like a rainfall or an experiment with degrees of freedom that one can actually control... <br />but what I liked more were all the great comments that this entry spurred... and/or spawned...and I liked the Latin.. most of all. <br />looking forward to being a more frequent visitor... now that my well earned sabbatical is nye...Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-10381745025611631562009-06-16T17:19:08.722-07:002009-06-16T17:19:08.722-07:00Lucy:Sure we do, I think we barely know anything. ...Lucy:Sure we do, I think we barely know anything. Thanks for stepping by,.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-89306095121294784942009-06-16T16:11:49.114-07:002009-06-16T16:11:49.114-07:00We still have so much to discover about the power ...We still have so much to discover about the power of the mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-76661149038481824562009-06-16T09:15:25.995-07:002009-06-16T09:15:25.995-07:00MedicatedLady:
Same here, do not care whatever it ...MedicatedLady:<br />Same here, do not care whatever it is, just care about feeling better.<br /><br />I know how you are, I do not know if morbid or more towards the sarcastic/darkish side. And its true that people die with false hopes. Like the saying<br />"Live in hope, die in dispair"<br />Thank you for stepping by, I always enjoy your commentsMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-74871298524759752272009-06-15T17:55:07.740-07:002009-06-15T17:55:07.740-07:00There is definitely power in placebo. I think the ...There is definitely power in placebo. I think the feeling of "doing something" about a particular ailment makes us feel good. And there have certainly been times when I've said I don't care if it's placebo, I feel better.<br /><br />I also think that mindset isn't all there is to illness, mental or otherwise. People die with hope all the time. People die with false hope all the time. But then, you know I'm morbid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-15178070066343214052009-06-14T02:52:42.523-07:002009-06-14T02:52:42.523-07:00Maekito: I think that is a new revolutionary theor...Maekito: I think that is a new revolutionary theory, you should publish a paper about it before someone steals your idea<br /><br />Protervo:<br />(((El mismo que planchar resortes))))<br />He asks what is the use of smoking organ?<br />and I say: the same as the use of smoking the metallic stuff inside your mattressMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-74894026888186760842009-06-14T02:40:24.792-07:002009-06-14T02:40:24.792-07:00Shubhajit, my friend:
Thanks for the thinker idea ...Shubhajit, my friend:<br />Thanks for the thinker idea you have about me. I think it is<br />important to keep learning (specially if you get the trill of understanding new things) during all your life.<br /><br />Despite I had not had enough time yet to check your blog enough, I seriously doubt I am a more learned person than you are. I think you know a lot about several issues I do not have a clue about, but anyway I do not think you can compare the degree of "learnerness" of one person to another one, humans are too complex <br />for humans to do that. Your humbleness is an excellent quality, unlike many people, you are one, which I consider a great quality to have, that shows wisdom, and<br />also gives you the possibility to keep learning new things, cause you do not think that you know it all.<br /><br />Regarding the complex language, I don't know why is it that you chose the words you use, but sometimes there are beautiful words that need to be rescued.<br />Send you a HughMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-91804392640947007752009-06-13T11:47:49.340-07:002009-06-13T11:47:49.340-07:00cual es el sentido de fumar orégano?
beso!cual es el sentido de fumar orégano?<br /><br />beso!Protervohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363797348746346781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-26198853788399013642009-06-13T00:27:44.650-07:002009-06-13T00:27:44.650-07:00Hi Mariana. I'll take a stab and posit that th...Hi Mariana. I'll take a stab and posit that the success or otherwise of placebos can be predicted by calculating the ratio of blue cheese to Cabernet Sauvignon present in the bloodstream at the time that one's other half admits a preference for cheetohs. Thanks for dropping by and asking after me. As you can see, nothing to worry about here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-20176236405222280532009-06-13T00:15:12.510-07:002009-06-13T00:15:12.510-07:00Dear Sister,
In a short span of time we have exch...Dear Sister,<br /><br />In a short span of time we have exchanged quite a heavy load. I've reading some of your write-ups and feeling you are a deep thinker.<br /><br />It's absolutely true about mathematics thing.<br /><br />I always try to use simple, nay, simplest language to express. It is just my thought,which is convoluted. I've been reading and find that you are much much learned person than me regarding use of a particular language.<br /><br />I'm waning when you said, you were learning... I'm just an insignificant tiny dot, it is just the thought that are momentous. Remove the name from the writings then only form will remain. And with forms we can improve in a much better way.SHUBHAJIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922572955753398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-23562676954264253472009-06-12T22:49:44.535-07:002009-06-12T22:49:44.535-07:00What you say about philosophy is true. I also thin...What you say about philosophy is true. I also think that the same fact applies to other disciplines, for example when I really get a math equation is when I can feel what it means.<br /><br />Regarding lashing of life I think I understood what you mean (you tend to use quite difficult words for my english level, I am sure that causes us several misunderstandings), and agree too. The secret is in how much we can absorb because the more we can the less we return back.<br /><br />I really apreciate your encouragment and advice about laughing at our mistakes, you are so right about it,<br /><br />I got what you say about ego, it is true that ego is not the self, I checked the dictionary and this is the definition of it:<br />"the part of a person's self that is able to recognize that person as being distinct from other people and things" <br /><br />Thank you very much for your comments, I am enjoying our thoughts exchanges a lot, and also learning from them.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423483613129126051.post-45431806688134061802009-06-12T22:08:17.248-07:002009-06-12T22:08:17.248-07:00Regarding your confusion in my blog I posted a com...Regarding your confusion in my blog I posted a comment as well as I want to post it here.<br /><br />****<br />(Whip me HARD and Laugh HARDER)<br /><br />Philosophy must be realized rather than understanding.<br /><br />It is all about life. the lashing of life comes with different forms but it is not about how hard we return back but how much we can take and drag ourselves forward. True springing back is hidden in the very secret that how much we can absorb.<br /><br />And don't feel repentant about mistakes, just laugh. Repentance is for weak man. We are all strength. so, laugh at the child's prattle and believe that this mistake is Lord's will and it is just a process of walking on the burning path. Be divine, feel divine, make people divine. Have faith!<br />***<br /><br />I agree with Human.<br />***<br />I disagree with you when you says Ego is self. Beyond ego there is self. Ego can only make us a species and that's why we are what we are.SHUBHAJIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922572955753398337noreply@blogger.com