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Biological explanations for schizophrenia

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Which of the following best describes the dopamine hypothesis as an explanation for schizophrenia?

A

It suggests schizophrenia is due to a uniform underactivity of dopamine across all regions of the brain.

B

It suggests symptoms of schizophrenia are linked to abnormal levels of dopamine activity in specific areas of the brain.

C

It suggests that schizophrenia is caused by a complete failure of the brain to synthesize dopamine from its precursor L-dopa.

D

It suggests that dopamine acts exclusively as an inhibitory neurotransmitter to block auditory processing in the thalamus.

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