Chapter 347 - BOLD (1/1)
Chapter 347: BOLD-FMRI
Translator: Lonelytree
Gu Jun remained motionless as the bed moved into the machine He cleared his mind for the device to record his brain when it was in relaxed mode In front of the control panel that was situated in the front rooes that popped up on the enation level appeared in the i of the difference in color and intensity of the different voxels Even Cai Zixuan did not grasp it fully, much less Wu Siyu
“Ah Jun’s current state is perfectly norh control sah the speaker, “Ah Jun, we’ll start the stiht to intense First, I will list out the terms of various abnormal elements, listen to them carefully If you feel any headache, do not resist it Scream to inforets too much, you have to tell us so that we can stop the examination immediately”
“Okay” Gu Jun replied, “Prof Ma, you can start now”
Prof Ma did as he proh the terms one by one, “Spells, Deep One, Malformed Banyan Disease…” As Prof Ma spoke, the color intensity of the brain ihtened i alive “Mutated Skin Disease, Ritual, Dagon, Tian Yi…” The color becahter It pulled at everyone’s hearts
“Ah!” Gu Jun suddenly groaned in pain The latent pain in hisIt caused his liid That was the result that they wanted and the purpose of this exa of Gu Jun’s brain scan in this state and his relaxed state The anolanced through them and immediately frowned He explained to Wu Siyu and Cai Zixuan, “The prefrontal lobe, corpus adaloideum and hippocampus show clear increased blood flow” Cai Zixuan could not help but sigh as he scratched at his bald head This was definitely not a good sign…
Cai Zixuan studied some journals on PTSD before he arrived One of thedid discover functional anodaloideuical theory proffered was nadala-hippoca of the prefrontal lobe that caused the attenuation in the adjust the latter’s sensitivity towards terror The dae to the hippocampus caused an imbalance in the connection between the patient’s prefrontal lobe and adala as well as affect the patient’s retention of certainpresented a classic case of this proble the battle at the island, Tycoon Jun suffered cerebral heht prefrontal lobe It would appear like it was that da the destruction of his prefrontal lobe’s function that was the source to Gu Jun’s PTSD problems
“Ah Jun, ill now increase the stimulus I want you to think back to what happened on Isla Salas y Gomez” Prof Ma added, “But do stop if you can’t stand it anyed The pain threatened to cross his threshold and his breathing turned into panting Finally came the most intense task The nurse posted beside the fMRI machine handed him a set of files They contained pictures of the bodies of Deep Ones as well as pictures of Malforlimpse at 2 of them before his brain reacted with such intense pain that his whole body convulsed involuntarily He immediately closed his eyes to sever the connection The task ended then However, Gu Jun still could not leave the bed The enation level as he reverted to his normal state
In the other room, as Prof Ma and Prof Shen studied the comparisons on the monitors, their faces darkened…
When Gu Jun pictured traumatic scenarios, the blood flow continued to increase; but when he was given visual stie to his hemodynamics, and it was not lidala and hippocaical reaction was more intense than a normal PTSD victim Furthermore this kind of rapid blood circulation in the brain was extreerous for it could cause accumulation of blood pressure and thus led to rupture of cerebral blood vessels Considering Gu Jun’s h to claim his life
“This is really not optimistic…” Prof Shen mumbled He was not a pessi After Gu Jun left the lab and saw the expression of their faces, he knew the situation was not good When he studied the i result, he felt lost ‘A functional abnore to the prefrontal lobe? That is notoriously hard to treat…’
“Dirty-minded Jun” Wu Siyu patted hio, I’m sure this is just a phase”
“Of course” Gu Jun nodded at her before turning to Prof Ma, “Prof Ma, I wish to conduct both MRI and MRS tests to have a netic resonance iy to forical processes of the body; While MRS or Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic test for es in the brain Both of these tests could gauge the size and possible dae to the patient’s hippocampus These two tests involved radioactive scans so the professors did not intend to use them in consideration of Gu Jun’s physical conditions
But since Gu Jun personally requested for thereed to his request However, they demanded that Gu Jun rest in the lab for 3 hours first before the test could be conducted Gu Jun’s MRI i showed a shrunken hippocampus, his cornu terooves of his hippoca His hippocanals
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After that, Gu Jun conducted other tests like a blood test to check his Brain-derived neurotrophic factor or BDNF level Researches showed that patients with PTSD had lower BDNF levels compared to normal individuals Gu Jun’s result came back to reflect that His BDNF level dropped drastically compared to his previous physical examination Phecda also had its own research that showed that people with high spirituality had higher BDNF levels than norht be the source of one’s spirituality
So Gu Jun appeared to not only have lost his high spirituality but also suffered froical symptoms common in PTSD patients
When all these test results were placed together, Prof Ma and Prof Shen knew the answer… there had been an irreversible structural change to Gu Jun’s brain
“Ah Jun, go back and rest Do not think about it, ill definitely come up with the best solution for your problem” Prof Shen consoled in forced levity as he escorted the trio out of his lab Then Prof Ma and Prof Shen retired to the conference roo, Yao Sinian as well as the leader of Phecda hi for these test results