If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that __________.
A. suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brain stem and the central gray in the midbrain
B. decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine
C. increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin
D. decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus
Answer: C
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