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Sutin, A. (2009). Visual Perspective and Genetics: A Commentary on Lemogne and Colleagues. Consciousness And Cognition. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.05.002
Lemogne and colleagues offer an interesting extension to their previous work on visual perspective and depression: Individuals at-risk for depression (defined as higher scores on Harm Avoidance), without a history of mood disorders, report retrieval of positive memories from the 3rd person perspective. Their findings suggest that the retrieval of positive experiences from the 3rd person perspective may be a risk-factor for depression, not just a lingering consequence of it. Their study, however, also reports a genetic association in a severely underpowered sample. Rather than focusing on gene x environment interactions, which large, well-powered studies on related phenotypes have failed to detect, a greater understanding of the phenomenology of visual perspective may be a more fruitful avenue for future research.
Sutin, A. (2009). Visual Perspective and Genetics: A Commentary on Lemogne and Colleagues. Consciousness And Cognition. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.05.002
