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Extroverts may have stronger immune systems
- pekk 12y agoSo shake hands with more people, then lick your hands. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger.
- klochner 12y agoThe conscientious group ("introverts") had lower levels of inflammation, which is an immune response. Inflammation can also be caused by stress. It's a lot more plausible that the conscientious group is just less stressed. The researchers likely invented the immune hypothesis in order to tie in with another study showing the same immune/extrovert link.
- omgitstom 12y agoOur immune system is adaptive. I find it unbelievable that scientists can draw an un-flawed conclusion considering that our immune system learns over time with the number of exposures.
- maxk42 12y ago> our immune system learns over time with the number of exposures > extroverts QED