Doing things with your hands, e.g: Cubing, increases hapiness!

[TheSpeedSkewber]

A recent study concluded that using your hands in activities changes your brain’s physiology and chemical response.

Doing tasks with your fingers releases serotonin and endorphins and reduce your levels of cortisol, the “stress hormone”.
Manual tasks can also improve your neuroplasticity by creating new pathways between neurons. That will help you keep your brain young and healthy for longer.

I don't know if any of you guys are neuroscientists who want to correct me but using my common sense i think i can conclude that this is partly why cubing feels SO good.


Edit: I made this thread a while ago, if it could be fact checked that would be great

 

[Spencer131]

this must mean they removed feet because it was making everybody depressed

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

What is the study? Usually in science we don’t use studies which are over a certain age, as they lose relevancy and become inaccurate with developments in methodology and further discoveries.

Not saying that this is inaccurate by any means—I’m just curious to read it!

 

[TheSpeedSkewber]

What is the study? Usually in science we don’t use studies which are over a certain age, as they lose relevancy and become inaccurate with developments in methodology and further discoveries.

Not saying that this is inaccurate by any means—I’m just curious to read it!

Dr Kelly Lambert from the University of Richmond released the study in ~2021 and she has been very public about her research. In a comment i asked if this would include solving puzzles (eg, rubik's cube) and she replied with: "Yes, certainly!"

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

Dr Kelly Lambert from the University of Richmond released the study in ~2021 and she has been very public about her research. In a comment i asked if this would include solving puzzles (eg, rubik's cube) and she replied with: "Yes, certainly!"

Oh in that case, that’s a very recent study. I thought you meant at least over a decade by not very recent, Lol.

 

[JDAW6]

Could @TheSpeedSkewber send a link of the original article

 

[Spencer131]

Lifting Depression: A neuroscientist's hands-on approach to activating your brain's healing power

 

[qwr]

more of it gives me something to do in my empty life

 

[abunickabhi]

A (not so recent study) concluded thar using your hands in activities changes your brain’s physiology and chemical response.

Doing tasks with your fingers releases serotonin and endorphins and reduce your levels of cortisol, the “stress hormone”.
Manual tasks can also improve your neuroplasticity by creating new pathways between neurons. That will help you keep your brain young and healthy for longer.

I don't know if any of y'all are neuroscientists who want to correct me but using my 2 braincells i think i can conclude that this is partly why cubing feels SO good.

After reading the abstract,

I do not believe this study fully.

Although I got a good release out of cubing when I went to a trash college for education. Gave me moral support!

Do you have the full book in pdf, I would wish to read it completely and see if there is some truth to it.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

meanwhile people with no hands:
sadge

 

[L4NC3_D4_AS14N]

meanwhile people with no hands:
sadge

not to be that guy, but what was the point of this message?

 

[TheSpeedSkewber]

not to be that guy, but what was the point of this message?

Filipe being Filipe