When comparing the brains of people with schizophrenia to those of people with schizotypal personality disorder, people with schizotypal personality disorder have __________ the prefrontal cortex.

A. less damage to
B. smaller executive areas of
C. more damage to
D. larger emotional regulation areas of


Answer: A

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