These internal electrical signals contain information about certain cognitive and behavioral states but, until now, it had not been shown whether they actually change the activity of the brain itself.

这些内部的电信号包含一定的认知和行为状态的信息，但是，到目前为止，我们不知道它们是否真正的改变大脑自身的活动。

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Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people with bipolar disorder learn to change inappropriate or negative thought patterns and behaviors associated with the illness.

认知行为疗法帮助患者学会改变不恰当的或负面的思考方式以及那些与疾病有关的行为。

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While personality can be tough to change, psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy may help those who find that their extreme pessimism or social withdrawal affects their daily functioning.

虽然性格很难改变，精神疗法和感知行为疗法也许可以帮助那些发现自己具有极度悲观主义和影响日常社交的社交隐避症的人。

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Linda and and Mark Sobell have also developed programs of behavior change that use a combination cognitive-behavioral approach, and are aimed at people battling addiction, but also those trying to instill more general positive changes in their lives.

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If you don't have apnea, some docs recommend cognitive behavioral therapy: You work with a trained therapist to change how you think about sleep and learn sleep-inducing techniques (like how to set up your sleep space and what to do before bedtime).

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