Stupid depressed brains

[divinemistress36]

PET scan of depressed brain vs nondepressed

 

[ma0]

Is there like a guide for this? What does the yellow and blue actually mean?

 

[divinemistress36]

Im not sure I saw it on Mayo clinic website. Im assuming depression effects different brain regions and can explain the cognitive dysfunction that comes with it

 

[Well_Its_Time]

I colored mine in. I thought it was a fill in the blank bad thoughts.

I colored mine in. I thought it was a fill in the blank bad thoughts.

Maybe it was the broccoli I had.

 

[divinemistress36]

I colored mine in. I thought it was a fill in the blank bad thoughts.

Maybe it was the broccoli I had.

That is a brillant business idea coloring books of brains for depressed people!

 

[Well_Its_Time]

That is a brillant business idea coloring books of brains for depressed people!

That is the first laugh I had in months and out loud. Thank you for that moment.

 

[Pluto]

 

[divinemistress36]

Your cat memes make my day

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

Those bright regions in the depressed brain scan are busy reminding you of everything wrong with your life, ruminating on traumatic and unhappy memories, telling you to just stay in bed, obsessing over suicide, and hunting down and murdering happy thoughts in cold blood.

 

[divinemistress36]

So when people say its all in your head well um ya it literally is

 

[Well_Its_Time]

So when people say its all in your head well um ya it literally is

I think so. I really do. Sadly it is all in my head.

I think so. I really do. Sadly it is all in my head.

I have always seen myself like an actor in my life...and shit happens to me...but emotionally disconnected from actions and reactions. It is as though I walk on a stage and I do not care. It is making the daily things happen again and again and I cannot close the curtain and I get sicker and sicker

 

[divinemistress36]

I think so. I really do. Sadly it is all in my head.

I have always seen myself like an actor in my life...and shit happens to me...but emotionally disconnected from actions and reactions. It is as though I walk on a stage and I do not care. It is making the daily things happen again and again and I cannot close the curtain and I get sicker and sicker

"All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players"

 

[Well_Its_Time]

I think so. I really do. Sadly it is all in my head.

I have always seen myself like an actor in my life...and shit happens to me...but emotionally disconnected from actions and reactions. It is as though I walk on a stage and I do not care. It is making the daily things happen again and again and I cannot close the curtain and I get sicker and sicker

and I am not an actor. But I can make people laugh all the time. I can interact with people for 5 minutes before wanting to be alone. I can talk to any stranger in an elevator if I do not know them. And yet I hate myself and I am alone in my head all of the time.

and I am not an actor. But I can make people laugh all the time. I can interact with people for 5 minutes before wanting to be alone. I can talk to any stranger in an elevator if I do not know them. And yet I hate myself and I am alone in my head all of the time.

"All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players"

Even when I was laid off of my job 10 days ago, it was like let's add more shit to this actor. I was like ok, more misery. Let's see how much he can take. I still had my setup ready weeks before, so it is like one more act before the finale.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Is there like a guide for this? What does the yellow and blue actually mean?

Red areas = increase

blue areas = decrease

Basically, the red areas would represent increased oxygenated blood flow to these areas, indicating high activity in those areas. The blue areas would represent a decrease in brain activity compared to other areas in the brain. Yellow indicates an intermediate level of oxygen uptake, meaning that there is an increase in brain activity among those areas.

Edit: it seems as though the image is actually a pet scan. For some reason I thought it was just a weird looking fMRI image, lol. Anyway, the yellow areas do still indicate increases in brain activity and the blue areas still indicate areas with decreased activity.

Everything About What Hypermetabolic Activity Mean on PET Scan?

In this article you will understand everything of hypermetabolic activity mean on PET scans. Also Learn how does PET Scan Work, Hypermetabolic Lymph Node, and many more things related hypermetabolic activity.

www.ganeshdiagnostic.com

Color	Inference of metabolic activity
Red	Area of very high metabolic activity
Yellow	Area of high metabolic activity
Green	Area of moderate metabolic activity
Blue	Area of low metabolic activity
Grey/Black	Area of no metabolic activity

 

[ma0]

Red areas = increase BOLD signal

blue areas = decrease BOLD signal

Basically, the red areas would represent increased oxygenated blood flow (BOLD = blood oxygenated level dependent) to these areas, indicating high activity in those areas. The blue areas would represent a decrease in brain activity compared to other areas in the brain. Yellow indicates a intermediate level of oxygen uptake, meaning that there is an increase in brain activity among those areas.

oh, thx!

 

[Well_Its_Time]

Red areas = increase

blue areas = decrease

Basically, the red areas would represent increased oxygenated blood flow to these areas, indicating high activity in those areas. The blue areas would represent a decrease in brain activity compared to other areas in the brain. Yellow indicates an intermediate level of oxygen uptake, meaning that there is an increase in brain activity among those areas.

I am more worried about the black.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

I am more worried about the black.

the black just indicates no metabolic activity. I just edited my post 3 minutes ago because I realized that it was a pet scan. You can look at the chart that I posted there going over the meaning of the different colours.

 

[divinemistress36]

the black just indicates no metabolic activity. I just edited my post 3 minutes ago because I realized that it was a pet scan. You can look at the chart that I posted there going over the meaning of the different colours.

Thanks you are a good SS Neuroscientist @EvisceratedJester

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Thanks you are a good SS Neuroscientist @EvisceratedJester

Don't ya know? She's like an expert in everything - a real legend in her own mind..............

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Thanks you are a good SS Neuroscientist @EvisceratedJester

The funny part is that I don't even know what I'm talking about half the time