Brain Circuit Functioning Problems in Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Are

question 26

Multiple Choice

Brain circuit functioning problems in depressive and bipolar disorders are

• A) similar, except that depression involves the limbic-thalamic-cortical circuits as opposed to cortical-limbic circuits.
• B) virtually identical.
• C) similar, except that bipolar disorder involves the limbic-thalamic-cortical circuits as opposed to cortical-limbic circuits.
• D) variable by individual.

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