Relative to Healthy Controls,people with Major Depressive Disorder

question 163

Multiple Choice

Relative to healthy controls,people with major depressive disorder 

• A)show no differences in brain structure or activity. 
• B)show increased volume in the hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex. 
• C)show decreased volume in the hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex. 
• D)show decreased volume in the hippocampus, but increased volume in the orbitofrontal cortex.

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Definitions:

Ocean-Continent Convergence

A tectonic plate boundary situation where an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate, often causing volcanic and seismic activity.

Continental Rifting

The process by which a continent stretches and splits along a rift zone, forming a new ocean basin.

Decompression Melting

A process where melting occurs due to a decrease in pressure as rock rises closer to the Earth's surface without a significant increase in temperature.

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and is forced into the mantle.