Re: Online test to discover if you were born to be sad


"humble.life" <nospamoriwillfindyou@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tom wrote:
> > RESEARCHERS at The University of Manchester are testing our genetic
> > disposition to depression with a unique Internet test.
> >
> > The team, based at the Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit (NPU), in the
> > Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, has set up a website
> > (www.newmood.co.uk) where would-be volunteers can see how prone they may
> > be to depression by identifying the emotions on people's faces and
> > taking a gambling test.
> >
> > The team aims to recruit more than 1000 UK volunteers for further tests
> > as part of the five-year, EU-funded project called NewMood - New
> > Molecules in Mood Disorders. They have already discovered how
> > anti-depressants such as Prozac can affect how the brain reacts to
> > fearful faces and which parts of the brain react to fear.
> >
> > Professor Bill Deakin explains: "Anxiety is a contagious emotion. When
> > you see other people who are anxious, as a primate you feel anxious as
> > well. Our brains are wired to see anxiety - it makes sure we are safe.
> > This is a fascinating test and, during further testing, we will be able
> > to see which parts of the brain light up, or work harder, when you see a
> > fearful face. Depressed people are more likely to see sadness or fear in
> > a neutral face."
> >
> > "The gambling test, where volunteers choose from pairs of spinners to
> > 'win' money, will show us which parts of the brain light up when you are
> > working for a reward. Depressed people are less affected by reward and
> > more likely to give up easily as the test goes on."
> >
> > Volunteers for this research study will be asked to fill in a
> > confidential questionnaire and provide a mouth swab for genetic
> > analysis. The team will then compare the DNA with the questionnaire
> > group data.
> >
> > More: http://anxpangazette.blog-city.com/
>
> of course, it may be that "depressed" people may simply be realistic to
> an absolute angle.
>
> it's the fluffy-wuffy lot you need to treat...

but they seem to have a better time ;-)

maybe they're all on their own self-induced opiates ..

maybe those of us who don't and prefer not to be medicated, have to learn
coping strategies ...

personally if I could have my brain rewired I might go for it (currently
tied up with the nature versus nurture thing ...)






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