Schizophrenia. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan series of the brain of an hallucinating patient suffering from schizophrenia. The colour- coded
Schizophrenia. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan series of the brain of an hallucinating patient suffering from schizophrenia. The colour- coded scan through different cerebral layers shows brain activity: from low (blue) to high (yellow). PET scanning relies on an injected radioactive tracer to show metabolic activity in the brain. Normal brain metabolic activity produces a roughly symmetrical pattern in the yellow areas of left and right cerebral hemispheres. PET scanning shows abnormalities of function in the brains of schizo- phrenics. Schizophrenia (\split personality\") is characterised by delusions, hallucination and depression. Drug treatment offers relief."
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Keywords: brain, condition, disease, disorder, hallucination, healthcare, illness, medical, medicine, mental, neuroimaging, pet, psychosis, scan, schizo, schizophrenia
