Edward Sapir

We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation.

American Scientist

Predispose can imply subtle influence on actions without direct control.

Behavior Influence

'Predispose' doesn't cause something directly; it makes it more likely over time.

Not Immediate

'Predispose' often refers to a slight or modest inclination, not a guarantee.

Subtle Tendency

'Predispose' in medical contexts relates to the likelihood of a health issue occurring.

Health Connection

When used medically, 'predispose' emphasizes risk factors more than symptoms.

Risk Factor Emphasis

Medically, 'predispose' suggests a long-term likelihood rather than immediate effect.

Long-Term Perspective

 The neural networks that predispose you to normal sleep, give you normal sleep, and those that give you normal mental health, are overlapping. And what's the evidence for that? Well, genes that have been shown to be very important in the generation of normal sleep,

Why do we sleep? PIPE...

 think in schizophrenia is their genes that predispose you and whether this is one predisposes and then there's only a sub segment of the population that's