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  • To investigate the effect of sitting posture on memory recall in depressed individuals.
  • To determine if posture influences the recall bias for negative versus positive self-referent words in depression.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty inpatients with current depression were assigned to either a slumped (depressed) or upright (non-depressed) sitting posture.
  • Participants imagined visual scenes related to positive or depression-related words presented on a screen.
  • An incidental recall test was administered after a distraction task to assess word memory.

Main Results:

  • A significant interaction between posture and word type was observed.
  • Upright-sitting patients exhibited unbiased recall for both positive and negative words.
  • Slumped-sitting patients demonstrated a recall bias favoring negative words.

Conclusions:

  • Sitting posture can modulate cognitive biases in individuals with depression.
  • Even minor alterations in the motoric system (body posture) affect memory recall patterns.
  • Findings suggest potential for posture-based interventions in managing depressive cognitive biases.