How Are the Glutamate and Dopamine Hypotheses of Schizophrenia Interrelated

question 20

Multiple Choice

How are the glutamate and dopamine hypotheses of schizophrenia interrelated?

• A) Diminished glutamate may account for reduced dopamine in the prefrontal cortex and excessive dopamine in the limbic system.
• B) Excessive glutamate may account for reduced dopamine in the prefrontal cortex and excessive dopamine in the limbic system.
• C) Diminished glutamate may account for increased dopamine in the prefrontal cortex and diminished dopamine in the limbic system.
• D) Excessive glutamate may account for increased dopamine in the prefrontal cortex and diminished dopamine in the limbic system.

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Definitions:

Retention

The ability to remember and store information over time, often measured in terms of duration and capacity.

Period Of Time

A specific duration marked by a beginning and an end, measured in units such as seconds, minutes, hours, or years.

Constructive Processing

Referring to the retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to falsely believe, through revision of older memories to include newer information, that one could have correctly predicted the outcome of an event.