Based on the PET scan research by Wayne C. Drevets and colleagues, _____, which may be implicated in mood disorders, is 40 percent to 50 percent smaller in people with major depressive disorder.
A. the occipital lobe
B. an area in the prefrontal cortex
C. the hypothalamus
D. the amygdala
Answer: B. an area in the prefrontal cortex
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