According to the CD-ROM "DEFICITS OF MIND AND BRAIN," recent research using PET scans on schizophrenic patients who had never been administered neuroleptic medications indicated unusual activity in the

a. basal ganglia
b. reticular activating system
c. left globus pallidus
d. right septum

Answer: c. left globus pallidus

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GABA functions as __________

a) the major neurotransmitter involved in voluntary movements. b) an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. c) the neurotransmitter responsible for slowing intestinal activity during stress. d) the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.

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