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rese>* ) pot5tial relevance to suicide1 
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7#a7 basic und]/&+ ( human social       
behavior2  7#b7 ! neural basis ( human  
cognition2  7#c7 basic und]/&+ (        
cognitive1 l+ui/ic1 social1 cultural1 & 
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typical human behavior2 &  7#e7 basic   
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