The ancient Greek philosopher, Zeno considered pain to be one of the nine forms of grief, said Panksepp who himself was involved in studies over two decades ago which showed similar results in animals. He described the new study as “a bold neuroimaging experiment” which sought to discover “whether the metaphor for the psychological pain of social loss is reflected in the neural circuitry of the human brain”.Panksepp suggests that the research may even help explain the physical basis of a broken heart.“Throughout history poets have written about the pain of the broken heart. It seems that such poetic insights into the human condition are now supported by neurophysiology findings. Will the opposite also prove to be the case – that socially supportive and loving feelings reduce the sting of pain?,” he asks.
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That is interesting lauren! I would of never guessed..imagined maybe..but never guessed.
ReplyDeleteWow..this sounds really lame but i thought that was really interesting. It makes me really curious now like how it all works and things like that. Well ill talk to ya later lauren!!
ReplyDeleteLauren...this is an outstanding example of the kind of story that we're looking for here on the blog. And, personally, the connection between the mind and the body is something that fascinates me.
ReplyDeleteWe do, however, have some formatting issues to address. You did a nice job picking out the "money quote" and sharing it with us, but you never really gave much of a summary in your own words. I'm left wondering exactly HOW a broken heart causes physical pain. Additionally, you need to pick out at least three key vocabulary terms and link them to a definition.
Finally, the style of writing that I'm looking for here is more formal. The sign-off at the end is nice, but it doesn't really add anything to your post.
Don't misunderstand me, I really liked this story. But I've got to take quite a few points away for not completing the vocabulary requirement. 16/25
This article was so interesting! it's so cool how we can think a certain way and it makes us feel a certain way too. I hope that last sentence makes sense.... well you know what i mean.
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