What type of Brain do you have?

[MonChat]

http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/checklist_page1.asp

This guy does some really cool research and is one of a few researchers who are trying to correlate brain structure with different DSM-IV diagnosis. Its interesting that psychiatry seems to be the only subspecialization of medicine that doesn't look at the organ that they treat(true most of the time until recently.. but for the most part they don't seem to ...even now).

[YardGnome]

Finished taking the little test and found out what I already knew, I am the ADD Inattentive type... If there were an extreme for this type it would be me... Does the site go into the DSMV-IV correlations? That would be interesting. I don't understand why nobody ever tried to see these correlations before?

[Crispy]

I got a highly probable for 4 of the brain types these being

limbic system Hyperactivity
temporal lobe syndrome - yay for the spaciness , confusion and memory problems
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity - Not suprised as I have high anxiety levels
ADD Inattentive Type

I don't think I have all these types though, I mean I can't be THAT crazy 8O

[sbw]

I'm "highly probable" for ADD inattentive, too.

Scott

[jjt]

http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/checklist_page1.asp

This guy does some really cool research and is one of a few researchers who are trying to correlate brain structure with different DSM-IV diagnosis. Its interesting that psychiatry seems to be the only subspecialization of medicine that doesn't look at the organ that they treat(true most of the time until recently.. but for the most part they don't seem to ...even now).

Thanks for that link, I have passed it on to a couple of family members and friends who work with ADD kids.
Personally, as I work in Nutrition I find that section very useful.

[Phenylethylene]

Highly Probable:
ADD Inattentive Type
Limbic System Hyperactivity
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity

The diet tips seem like a good place to start -- I don't know what I haven't yet, but I'll be looking into it now.

[Boneca]

Nothing worse than "Maybe possible" (for ADD inattentive and Limbic System Hyperactivity).
I'm glad at least some tests tell me I'm normal.

[Chicken]

whoops.. i didn't read all the questions before answering.. damn the ADD!!

i got two probable and one possible..

Probable - ADD Inattentive Type,
Probable - Limbic System Hyperactivity,
May be possible - Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity,

[cjs55]

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity May be possible


I'm not too concerned.

[Hamro]

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable

so what is those cingulate and limbic, im totaly unfamiliar with these words, are they parts of the brain? do they play a big part in any DSM-IV disorder?

i dont fully understand what is being said

[Chall T. Dow]

Type Probability

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ADD Combined Type Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Not Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

Chall T. Dow

[purple13]

Type Probability
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ADD Inattentive Type - Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity - May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity - Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity - May be possible

[Avengardh]

"Not probable" on anything.

[MasterMerk]

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Highly Probable

[Serotonin]

ADD Combined Type
Not Probable


ADD Inattentive Type
Probable


Cingulate System Hyperactivity
May be possible


Limbic System Hyperactivity
May be possible


Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity
Highly Probable


Temporal Lobe System
May be possible

[anarchist]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable more info
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable more info
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible more info
Limbic System Hyperactivity Probable more info
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Highly Probable more info
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable more info

[misutii]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Probable
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

[booyalab]

ADD Inattentive Type...... Highly Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity..... Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity .....Probable

[songbird36]

Probable frontal lobe insufficiency for me..

[cjs55]

Indeed...

[Edmond Zedo]

Probable ADD Inattentive. Mild if anything, and more of a weakness than a defect for most here, I'm sure.

[jyakulis]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity May be possible
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

[ohnoaninfp]

Type Probability
ADD Combined Type Not Probable more info
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable more info
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Probable more info
Limbic System Hyperactivity Probable more info
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Probable more info
Temporal Lobe System May be possible more info

[melancholeric]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity May be possible
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

[Swift]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity May be possible
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Probable
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

My first try taking the test, but I'm going to print the questions and think it through more carefully a second time.

EDIT: I took some time to do the test again. Here are the new results:

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity Not Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable

[Zero Angel]

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity May be possible
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity May be possible

[waxwing]

Type - Probability

ADD Combined Type May be possible more info

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable more info

Cingulate System Hyperactivity Not Probable more info

Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable more info

Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Probable more info

Temporal Lobe System Probable more info


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The results make sense.

Limbic System Hyperactivity is associated with manic-depression, which I was diagnosed with in 2000. Now I'm interested in the effects of my mood stabalizers on the limbic system, specifically.

Temporal Lobe System...since I've taken anti-psychotics for hallucinations, I think it's highly probable. The ADD...been diagnosed with that too.

Very interesting study. Thank you.

[LuridLemur]

ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible

In order of accurate description. ADD Inattentive definitely fits me the most of the three.

[BinaryMan]

I find it strange that most of us are ADD Inattentive Type. I only saw one other person with ADD Combined Type - Probable. I'm not sure what it means exactly because the info given on each was so similar. However, unlike it suggests, stimulants do not "turn on the frontal lobes and prevent brain shutdown" for me; instead, simulants such as decongestants (for frequent headaches I get) cause me to relax and become somewhat lethargic.

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ADD Combined Type - Probable

ADD Inattentive Type - Not Probable

Cingulate System Hyperactivity - May be possible

Limbic System Hyperactivity - Highly Probable

Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity - Highly Probable

Temporal Lobe System - May be possible

[stobrawa]

Weird stuff. Can I have ritalin now?


ADD Combined Type.................Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type..............Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity....Not Probable
Limbic System Hyperactivity.......Not Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity.......Not Probable
Temporal Lobe System..............Not Probable

[Kommienezuspadt]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Highly Probable
Temporal Lobe System May be possible

Sounds about right, especially the Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity. I like that they give you nutritional tips. I knew I felt better when I got more protein.

[stobrawa]

We may mostly have ADD Inattentive in common, but we all sure seem to find unique ways to post the results into the forum.

Without digging through all of these threads, have people been posting results to these tests yet?
bbc.co.uk Tests (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml)

[booyalab]

We may mostly have ADD Inattentive in common, but we all sure seem to find unique ways to post the results into the forum.

Without digging through all of these threads, have people been posting results to these tests yet?
bbc.co.uk Tests (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml)

I took the fake smiles test just now and got 17 out of 20 right! It said most people are bad at distinguishing between the two. Then again, "I'm not most people". (I didnt even know what to look for, exactly, although I once heard it's about the eyes)

[crule81]

I just officially got diagnossed with ADD inattentive type by my psychologist. Bring on the Adderol, baby!

[Swift]

I found a forum for people with ADD. They were so kind to type themselves and there seem to be a lot of INTP's and INFP's (40% of the people that took the test).

http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=985&highlight=briggs

[file cabinet]

ADD Combined Type Not Probable
ADD Inattentive Type Highly Probable
Cingulate System Hyperactivity May be possible
Limbic System Hyperactivity Probable
Basal Ganglia Hyperactivity Probable
Temporal Lobe System Not Probable
found this when I did a search:
http://www.star.qmul.ac.uk/~rmh/addNP.html

I actually found this thread when I did a google search (http://www.google.com/search?q=add+intp&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official).

[happyturkeyman]

It says, "big."