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serike

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Teens typically experience a burst of cortical gray matter growth at puberty followed by a wave of gray matter loss extending into their early twenties. Teens diagnosed with schizophrenia experience ____.
 
  a. no loss of gray matter
  b. loss of abnormally low levels of gray matter
  c. loss of gray matter that spreads in waves into their early twenties
  d. loss of gray matter that progresses like a drip through midlife

Question 2

Most patients with schizophrenia demonstrate a lower level of frontal lobe activity than healthy control participants. Why would this difference be significant?
 
  a. The frontal lobes are important to higher cognitive processes and attention.
  b. The frontal lobes manage motor skills and speech.
  c. The frontal lobes are important to stress reaction and the formation of memories.
  d. The frontal lobes manage vision and hearing.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a



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