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The atypical antipsychotic clozapine produces a(n) ________ activity within the ________.
 
  a. increase in GABA; ventral tegmental area
  b. decrease in GABA; ventral tegmental area
  c. increase in dopamine; nucleus accumbens
  d. decrease in dopamine; hippocampus
  e. increase in dopamine; prefrontal cortex

Question 2

A mutation of the __________ gene is a known genetic cause of schizophrenia.
 
  a. PKC
  b. DISC1
  c. CD4
  d. APC
  e. OSE



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: e. increase in dopamine; prefrontal cortex

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b. DISC1



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