Skye Has Been Having Problems with Depression

question 24

Multiple Choice

Skye has been having problems with depression.She doesn't have health insurance to see a doctor,but she sees an advertisement for a study being done at the local university.When she meets with one of the scientists,he tells her that the study will require her to have several PET scans.The first one will be done before she takes any medication for her depression,and the rest will be done at regular intervals both while she is taking an antidepressant and after she no longer needs to take an antidepressant.The researchers doing this study are probably

• A) evolutionary psychologists.
• B) cognitive psychologists.
• C) geneticists.
• D) behavioural neuroscientists.

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Definitions:

Neuritic Plaques

Accumulations of amyloid beta proteins found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, contributing to neurodegeneration.

Alzheimer Disease

A degenerative brain disease known for its impact on memory and cognitive functions, marked by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain.

Perirhinal Lesions

Perirhinal lesions refer to damage or harm to the perirhinal cortex, a region of the brain associated with memory and recognition of objects.