This Area of the Brain Is Implicated in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

question 111

Multiple Choice

This area of the brain is implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults but not in children:

• A) cingulated gyrus
• B) prefrontal cortex
• C) limbic system
• D) thalamus

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