Stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to __________ activity in the __________, thereby improving the child's capacity to sustain attention and to inhibit off-task and self-stimulating behavior

A) increase; hypothalamus
B) decrease; hypothalamus
C) increase; prefrontal cortex
D) decrease; prefrontal cortex

Answer: C

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