How does deep lesioning work to help reduce severe psychotic symptoms and to help treat anxiety and mood disorders?
a) It uses electricity to destroy very precise areas of the brain.
b) It uses magnetism to enhance the neurotransmitter output of certain neurons in the brain.
c) It uses hormone injections deep into the diencephalon to "wake up" certain neurological functions.
d) It uses surgical ablation of the corpus callosum to reduce communication between the cerebral hemispheres.
ANS: A, The electricity used is designed to focus on specific areas of the limbic system that control emotional functions.
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