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

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:01:11 GMT, Tom
<tom349825672345678@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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/


UTTER BULL***!!!!!!
if you belive this ***..then shame on you for being human.

its tripe,,codswallop ,call it what you like..its,made up ***,and
dont let the PROFESSOR title shake you, its total BULL***!!
PEROID!.

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