Obsessive-compulsive disorder appears to be linked to the area of the brain called the __________________. The implications of this finding are that__________________.
a. orbital frontal cortex; although the disorder is related to a particular brain circuit, the causes of the disorder are not necessarily completely biological
b. orbital frontal cortex; the disorder is probably due only to brain damage in this area
c. occipital lobe; although the disorder is related to a particular brain circuit, the disorder causes the abnormalities in the brain
d. occipital lobe; the disorder is most likely due to purely psychological causes
Ans: a. orbital frontal cortex; although the disorder is related to a particular brain circuit, the causes of the disorder are not necessarily completely biological
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