"underlying thought" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to an idea that is expressed within a text, whether that expression is direct or implied. For example, you might say, "The underlying thought in this essay is that self-reflection is important for personal growth."
We aimed to identify the neural correlates underlying thought suppression in at-risk and depressed individuals.
Yet the economists' underlying thought is clear enough: People gain satisfaction from charitable giving.
It's not how it looks, it's about the underlying thought processes".
So many images crammed between the semicolons; and yet, still, one underlying thought.
That's a mouthful — but the underlying thought that it captures is pretty simple.
That is the underlying thought in Imperial County's suit to overturn the water deal.
Each of the respondents was offered the possibility to express his feelings and to explain underlying thoughts when ranking and classifying the photographed systems.
The question also maps underlying thoughts and emotions well, i.e. shows patterns consistent to those which look at answers to questions such as 'Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?' Positive and negative affect scales showed high independent correlations with a global well-being item (Beiser 1974; Bradburn 1969; Moriwaki 1974).
Expression of these illnesses drives change in key neural systems in the direction of ever more dysfunctional patterns underlying thoughts, emotions and complex behaviours.
The interviews generated additional information about underlying thoughts and arguments of the therapists for the use or non-use of measurement instruments.
A recent approach to studying brain function uses machine learning techniques to identify the neural pattern of brain activity underlying various thought processes.
