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Here we go again!
Although it's a bit technical, I found this article to be helpful in explaining what goes on in the manic brain that causes the extreme distractibility, flight of ideas, etc. The article differentiates some of the shared symptoms between bipolar and schizophrenia as well:
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/34/1/109
Be sure to click on the "FREE TEXT" to the right of the citation so that the entire article is opened.
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/34/1/109
Be sure to click on the "FREE TEXT" to the right of the citation so that the entire article is opened.