According to the CD-ROM "DEFICITS OF MIND AND BRAIN," recent research using PET scans on schizophrenic patients who had never been administered neuroleptic medications indicated unusual activity in the
a. basal ganglia
b. reticular activating system
c. left globus pallidus
d. right septum
Answer: c. left globus pallidus
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) ahedonia. B) poverty of speech. C) blunted affect. D) flat affect.