# Exploring spectrums In the prefrontal cortex

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/exploring-spectrums-in-the-prefrontal-cortex/1951>\
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**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/exploring-spectrums-in-the-prefrontal-cortex/1951 "2022-11-16T12:07:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Lea](https://community.brain-map.org/u/Lea)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/exploring-spectrums-in-the-prefrontal-cortex/1951/1 "2022-11-16T12:07:27Z")

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Hi! I’ve been recently diagnosed with bipolar I and had a manic episode. During this episode I wanted to understand my own brain and consciousness better. I had a eureka moment and realized there are many spectrums in the brain: the cognitive spectrum which has at its extremes ‘genius’ and ‘idiot’; the mental spectrum which includes all mental disorders and has at its extremes ‘sane’ and ‘insane’; and the gender spectrum. I realized this because bipolar disorder is a spectrum too that vascillates between hypomania and manic depression. I’ve been vascillating between these 2 states for the last 2 weeks and wound up in psych ward where I got my diagnosis. I have not been able to sleep due to mania and my family was extremely worried. I think I have hypomania which I’d prefer to call ‘hypermania’. I think I’m this state I have hypercognition and am way high on the cognitive spectrum (aka genius level). Let me know if this resonates with anyone or sounds like ‘crazy’ talk. I know I have flights of fancy and grandiose thinking but I do think my thoughts are logical and cogent. Thank you for the help or discourse on this topic. - Leanora Rola

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**Author:** ![Lea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Lea](https://community.brain-map.org/u/Lea)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/exploring-spectrums-in-the-prefrontal-cortex/1951/2 "2022-11-16T12:12:07Z")

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I’d love to have someone study my brain btw!!! I went to ER and they did a CT scan which was unremarkable. But a more detailed analysis could map regions that are active during hypomania and hypercognition. I think that would be very useful info lol.