Teens typically experience a burst of cortical gray matter growth at puberty followed by a wave of gray matter loss extending into their early twenties. Teens diagnosed with schizophrenia experience ____.?
a. ?no loss of gray matter
b. ?loss of abnormally low levels of gray matter
c. ?loss of gray matter that spreads in waves into their early twenties
d. ?loss of gray matter that progresses like a drip through midlife
ANSWER:
c
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