They have focused more on how beliefs in free will might affect our behaviour and whether, more generally, there might be some reason why we seem predisposed to think we have it.
他们更关注自由意志的信念如何影响我们的行为,以及更普遍的,这里面是否有些原因,为什么我们先验地认为我们是有自由意志的呢。
Past research has made a case, in terms of the evolutionary advantage of finding fruit, for why females might be biologically predisposed to prefer pink and other bright colours.
过去研究认为,女性之所以生理上倾向于更喜欢粉红和其他亮色,是因为这对寻找水果有进化优势。
Similarly, people who visit public libraries may be more predisposed to reading mystery novels than literary classics.
同样地,光顾公共图书馆的人可能更喜爱阅读志怪小说而不爱读文学名著。
That means, in theory, 15 percent of the American population is predisposed to live to be 100.
这在理论上意味着15%的美国人有活到100岁的倾向。
People who are genetically predisposed to produce lower amounts of a certain brain chemical that regulates appetite and stress may be at higher risk of severe depression, researchers said.
研究人员称:从遗传的角度上说,易产生能调节食欲和压力少量脑化学物质的人属于忧郁症高发人群。
But there may be subset of patients who are genetically predisposed to this effect by mechanisms we don't yet understand yet.
但部分人可能先天有这种倾向,具体的机制我们仍不清楚。
It has been suggested that there might be a predisposed subset of individuals with impaired ability to clear aluminium from the deltoid muscle.
有人指出,可能有部分个体因清除三角肌内铝的能力受损而更易出现MMF损伤。
That is because some patients may be terrified to learn they are predisposed to develop cancer.
这是因为一些患者可能在获悉易患癌症后手足无措。
As human beings, we are predisposed to be selfish in nature.
作为人类,我们本质上是利己的。
The results suggest that some people may be genetically predisposed (nature) to age faster, at least as far as telomeres are concerned.
结果表明某些人可能是受基因影响衰老得快些(先天的),至少端粒是如此。
It also explains why some individuals or groups may be more predisposed to suffer more severe outcomes than others.
它同时也解释了为何一些人或人群相比其他人更易感并且预后更差。
And now a study finds that being breast-fed helps protect infants who are genetically predisposed to be at risk for asthma.
现在一项研究发现,母乳喂养有助于保护那些先天易得哮喘病的婴儿。
Many large breed dogs appear to be predisposed.
许多大型犬种易感。
Results Thymomas and teratomas tended to be located in the anterior mediastinum, whereas neurogenic tumours and EDST predisposed to the posterior mediastinum.
结果畸胎瘤和胸腺瘤位于前纵隔,神经源性肿瘤和内胚窦瘤发生于后纵隔。
Some experts subscribe to the theory that certain people are predisposed to be late and that part of the problem may be embedded deep in the brain.
有些专家赞同这样的理论,亦即有些人特别容易迟到,而问题可能部分来自大脑的深处。
Some experts subscribe to the theory that certain people are predisposed to be late and that part of the problem may be embedded deep in the brain.
有些专家赞同这样的理论,亦即有些人特别容易迟到,而问题可能部分来自大脑的深处。
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