​How Do Anxiolytic Drugs,also Called Tranquilizers,affect the Brain

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Multiple Choice

​How do anxiolytic drugs,also called tranquilizers,affect the brain?

• A)They stimulate the brain to increase its release of melatonin.
• B)​They facilitate transmission at inhibitory synapses.
• C)They block reuptake of serotonin after its release by presynaptic neurons.​
• D)Neurons in the brain convert the drugs to dopamine.​

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