Breathing Through the Nose May Offer Unique Brain Benefits
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#2It's interesting to see these modernization attempts for ancient wellness 'technology' that dates back thousands of years. I am, of course, talking about yoga, and more specifically -- pranayama. Otherwise known as the 'science of breath'.
You don't have to believe in anything to practice different breathing techniques, and the results are absolutely there. I have met freedivers who build up their lung capacity strictly through pranayama exercises.
If you suffer from anxiety or a stress disorder, pranayama can be extremely helpful in managing both your mental state of mind and the response that your body has to uncomfortable feelings.
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#3n=24 in this study. I'm not disputing the benefits (there appears to be historical evidence), but is that enough to make a claim like this?
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#4You are now breathing manually.
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#5> "Whether nasal, as opposed to mouth, breathing can improve people’s long-term memories unrelated to odors — or otherwise enhance cognition — is still in doubt"
It seems an odd choice to use scent here (if they intended any generalization), since there is direct influence in scent from breathing through mouth or nose. Even having something plugging your nose (even if you breathed through your mouth normally) I imagine could influence your memory temporarily.
Psychology experiments are hard.
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#6The study design seems silly. The subjects did better recalling scents after one hour when they had that whole hour to continue smelling any lingering particles of the scent. That's surprising?
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#7The study design seems silly. The subjects did better recalling scents after one hour when they had that whole hour to continue smelling any lingering particles of the scent. That's surprising?
While I'm not a scientist in the given field, my personal experience is that people get used to smells very quickly. That's also why historically manual dry rot searchers were notorious for running around buildings fast — once your body gets used to the scent, it's filtered out. I doubt an hour in a given environment would give you much advantage over say five minutes.
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#8Two thoughts:
- breathing is life. It's no surprise it taps in tons of important places. Also oxygen is sensed everywhere, the theory is better breathing => better oxygen % => happier system => happier brain. I believe there's a parallel effect that our mind maps intakes and well being, that's why smoking is addictive, breathing + nicotin effect could piggyback on the all the breathing related brain areas.
- I thought smell wasn't in the nose but at the junction between nose and mouth..
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#9It's interesting to see these modernization attempts for ancient wellness 'technology' that dates back thousands of years. I am, of course, talking about yoga, and more specifically -- pranayama. Otherwise known as the 'science of breath'. You don't have to believe in anything to practice different breathing techniques, and the results are absolutely there. I have met freedivers who build up their lung capacity stric…
Can you suggest an intro to practicing pranayama specifically, as opposed to generic mindfulness or meditation?
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#10n=24 in this study. I'm not disputing the benefits (there appears to be historical evidence), but is that enough to make a claim like this?
If a person was ressurected after being crashed with a truck on his head, then n=1 would be enough to claim it's possible.
Given the kind of claim, surprisingly small N can be adequate.