Question

ulysses has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. if pet scans were done to measure his brain's activity, which area would probably be underactive? the visual cortex the deepest portions of the brain-the medulla and reticular activating system the frontal lobes the hypothalamus and pituitary

Answer 1

Ursula was diagnosed with schizophrenia. If a PET scan was done to measure their brain activity, Frontal lobe would likely be inactive.

What is Schizophrenia and its risk factors?

• Schizophrenia is a critical intellectual sickness wherein humans interpret fact abnormally. It causes a combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disturbed thoughts and actions that interfere with daily life and can lead to disability. People with schizophrenia need lifelong treatment.
• Schizophrenia  various functional changes in the frontal lobe of the brain. Hallucinations are one of the main symptoms of schizophrenia. There is evidence that gray mass in the bilateral frontal lobes is negatively correlated with hallucinations.
• Risk factors: Both your genes and your environment play a role. However, if one of your parents, siblings, or close relatives has schizophrenia, you are more than six times more likely to develop schizophrenia.

What in the brain causes schizophrenia?

Studies suggest that schizophrenia may be caused by changes in the levels of two neurotransmitters: Dopamine and Serotonin. Some research suggests that an imbalance between the two may be at the root of the problem. Some have found that changes in the body's sensitivity to neurotransmitters are part of the cause of schizophrenia.

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