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

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...
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