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Posted on: 12/21/14 3:54 PM ET
Interesting article on the benefits of sewing, knitting, etc. on the brain and nervous system:

CNN article
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Posted on: 12/21/14 4:01 PM ET
Thanks for posting, that was very interesting reading.
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Posted on: 12/24/14 6:25 AM ET
Thank you! Awesome article and research shout out!

Not mentioned in the article, but an increase in dopamine during crafting/building/ etc. is also beneficial for ADHD. Increase in dopamine helps flood the Reward Center to " reset" and " focus" the ADHD brain.

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