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127 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 9h \ on: Neuroscience finds musicians feel pain differently from the rest of us science

Interesting stuff. I play the triangle, guess that makes me a musician, right? Ahahaha

This article reminded me of another one.

Swearing as a Response to Pain—Effect of Daily Swearing Frequency

Abstract

Previously we showed that swearing produces a pain lessening (hypoalgesic) effect for many people. This paper assesses whether habituation to swearing occurs such that people who swear more frequently in daily life show a lesser pain tolerance effect of swearing, compared with people who swear less frequently. Pain outcomes were assessed in participants asked to repeat a swear word versus a nonswear word. Additionally, sex differences and the roles of pain catastrophizing, fear of pain, and daily swearing frequency were explored. Swearing increased pain tolerance and heart rate compared with not swearing. Moreover, the higher the daily swearing frequency, the less was the benefit for pain tolerance when swearing, compared with when not swearing. This paper shows apparent habituation related to daily swearing frequency, consistent with our theory that the underlying mechanism by which swearing increases pain tolerance is the provocation of an emotional response.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526590011007620#bib20

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 5h

I'll tell my son to swear a bit more when he hurts himself on the playground.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 5h

Doesn’t bother me at all to say or hear swear words, but isn’t that like a big deal in South Korea? Prejudices are there to be broken anyway!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 4h

He's actually been learning about good and bad words at kindergarten these days. The intensity of the bad words he knows is still extremely innocent.

But teen-agers will be swearing all the time. Not really a big deal. Lots of old men also swear a lot. It's bad manners, but it's ok if you do it with the right people.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4h

If he drops some swear words and then says it helps with the pain, it doesn’t even seem that bad, almost sounds like science! Haha