It was a bit discussed here two week ago:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10964515" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10964515</a>
in [“Power pose” research is the latest example of scientific overreach](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10961131" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10961131</a>)<p>&gt; Thanks HN for making a graduated psychology student more critical. When I was studying psychology at uni I had no help from peers in being critical with regards to psychology. It&#x27;s a lot harder being critical when no one really challenges your thoughts on the subject.<p>&gt; Now on to a method that does invoke &quot;neuroendocrine and behavioral changes&quot;. The Wim Hof Method, it takes about 10 minutes to do to feel a strong effect IMO. Don&#x27;t want to hijack the topic but I thought it was a fitting counter example :)<p>&gt; The results are also not barely statistical significant, it&#x27;s more like 5 deviations away from the norm with regards to their main RQ.<p>&gt; Paper is here: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;111&#x2F;20&#x2F;7379.full" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;111&#x2F;20&#x2F;7379.full</a><p>&gt; Claims about behavioral changes are mine (and I&#x27;m just a guy on the web who takes cold showers every day), the research team focused on immune response. But as you can see in their charts about the adrenaline boost one gets, behavioral change occurs in my experience at least.