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Re: The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked [#permalink]
The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior.

The statements above, if true, support the view that


Inference question

Pre-thinking

Somehow we see that by doing good deeds we are also benefited

POE:

(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
Out of scope

(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
Out of scope

(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
Out of scope

(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
Sounds right

(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
Out of scope

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The statements in the passage suggest that doing good deeds benefits one's immune system, and this benefit is attributed to the interaction between the mind, immune system, and chemicals produced by the brain. Let's analyze the options:

(A) The passage does not explicitly state that good deeds must be based on unselfish motives. While the passage discusses the link between magnanimous behavior and the immune system, it does not make a direct connection to motives.

(B) The passage does not claim that lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses. It focuses on the positive impact of magnanimous behavior on the immune system, rather than assigning a cause to illnesses.

(C) This option aligns with the passage's content. The passage describes how beneficial chemicals produced by the brain stimulate the activity of white blood cells, which are essential for fighting infection. This implies that magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence of these chemicals.

(D) This option captures the essence of the passage. The passage emphasizes that magnanimous behavior benefits one's immune system by stimulating the activity of white blood cells. It suggests that doing good deeds is beneficial to one's own interests in terms of health.

(E) The passage does not make a specific claim about the radical increase in the number of white blood cells based solely on consistently magnanimous behavior. It discusses the stimulation of white blood cell activity, but not necessarily a radical increase in their numbers.

Based on the information provided in the passage, option (D) "magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests" appears to be the most supported view. It aligns with the connection between magnanimous behavior, the brain's production of beneficial chemicals, and the stimulation of white blood cell activity, which ultimately benefits the individual's immune system.

Answer: D
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Re: The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked [#permalink]
The statements in the passage suggest that there is a connection between doing good deeds, the mind, and the immune system. Specifically, they indicate that magnanimous behavior can stimulate the production of beneficial chemicals by the brain, which, in turn, stimulates the activity of white blood cells in the bone marrow and spleen, thus benefiting one's immune system.

With this information in mind, let's evaluate the answer choices:

(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
- The passage does not directly address the motives behind good deeds. It focuses on the relationship between good deeds, the brain, and the immune system.

(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
- The passage does not make such a sweeping claim about the cause of most serious illnesses. It discusses the benefits of magnanimous behavior on the immune system but doesn't suggest that lack of magnanimity is the primary cause of most serious illnesses.

(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
- This statement is not directly supported by the passage. The passage discusses how magnanimous behavior can stimulate the production of certain brain chemicals, but it doesn't discuss the regulation of behavior based on the presence or absence of these chemicals.

(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
- This statement aligns with the passage's focus on the benefits of magnanimous behavior, specifically how it stimulates the immune system through the brain's production of beneficial chemicals. It supports the idea that magnanimity is beneficial to one's own interests.

(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
- The passage suggests that magnanimous behavior stimulates the activity of white blood cells but does not explicitly state that the number of white blood cells will increase radically. The passage discusses stimulation, not necessarily a radical increase in the number of white blood cells.

Among the answer choices, (D) is the most directly supported by the information in the passage. The passage implies that magnanimous behavior benefits one's immune system by stimulating white blood cell activity, which suggests a benefit to one's own interests.
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Re: The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked [#permalink]
The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior.

The statements above, if true, support the view that

(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives - WRONG. Motives is irrelevant. Selfish or unselfish is altogether goes out of park.

(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses - WRONG. Objectively this is like. If A ----> B then nB ----> nA but it not necessarily true.

(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain - WRONG. Reversal sort of. It's the other way round.

(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests - CORRECT. That's right. POE helps.

(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous - WRONG. Number we are not sure about. Increase rapidly is an exaggeration.

Answer D.
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