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We knew that past research has demonstrated a link between making decisions about whether words are self-referential and mood, and that there appear to be consistent patterns in how the brainwaves of individuals with major depression respond to that decision-making.
I can't understand the meaning of the underlined part and this misunderstanding affects on the understanding the whole phrase. could you please explain it to me?
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Hi I'm not an expert, but my understanding is as follows: Suppose we ask the question: How might you use the word 'useless'? A person who does not have mood disorder might say, 'I must clear out all the useless things in my garage'. A person with a depressive mood disorder might say, 'I am useless' Furthermore, if we can monitor brain activity during this experiment, we find that the second person has used the parts of the brain that are involved in self-judgement.
- Hi I'm not an expert, but my understanding is as follows: Suppose we ask the question: How might you use the word 'useless'?
- A person who does not have mood disorder might say, 'I must clear out all the useless things in my garage'.
- A person with a depressive mood disorder might say, 'I am useless' Furthermore, if we can monitor brain activity during this experiment, we find that the second person has used the parts of the brain that are involved in self-judgement.
- The first person probably has not In other words, depressive mood disorder makes the person more likely to refer the word to themselves.
- The way that they tend to process the word is self-referential Hope this helps, Dave
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I'm not an expert, but my understanding is as follows:
Suppose we ask the question: How might you use the word 'useless'? A person who does not have mood disorder might say, 'I must clear out all the useless things in my garage'. A person with a depressive mood disorder might say, 'I am useless'
Furthermore, if we can monitor brain activity during this experiment, we fin
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