The Symptoms of ADHD Such as Impulsivity and Poor Planning

question 61

Multiple Choice

The symptoms of ADHD such as impulsivity and poor planning resemble those noted after damage to the

• A) substantia nigra.
• B) caudate nucleus.
• C) nucleus accumbens.
• D) central amygdala.
• E) prefrontal cortex.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Different versions of a gene that determine distinct traits and can be passed from parents to offspring.

Heterozygous

Refers to having two different alleles for a single trait in an organism's pair of genes.

Homozygous

A genetic condition where an individual inherits the same alleles for a particular gene from both parents.

Colorblindness

a genetic condition characterized by the inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum.