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Week 7 Discussion 7.2

Week 7 Discussion 7.2

Q How might a brain image of a person with a mental disorder differ from a person without a mental disorder? Choose a specific mental disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, drug addiction, etc.) and describe the differences.

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With the advent of the technology, there is a possibility to have the brain structure of the patients by the methods like brain imaging which makes possible to look at the brain in various ways. The technology like PET imaging and MRI can get the shot of the brain and present us its structure. Such test to the person suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder has shown that there is a change in hippocampal volume in the brain which is mainly associated with the disorder. The reduction in the hippocampal volume and its side