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a) Participants who developed a psychotic disorder had increased grey matter volume
b) Lower grey matter volume predates the onset of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia
c) Intellectual functioning was not predictive of the development of schizophrenia
d) Lower grey matter volume occurs as a result of the onset of psychosis


b

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