If the schizophrenia-related brain circuit contains distinctive subcircuits, then one would expect to observe:

A) increased activation in one circuit and decreased activation in another regardless of the symptoms that are present.
B) increased activation among specific brain structures when the severity of symptoms that are present also increases.
C) one circuit that is more active when positive symptoms are present, and the other more active when negative symptoms are present.
D) circuits that are activated by similar brain structures, but with one being more intensely activated than the other.

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Gabriel Yanez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The presence of distinctive subcircuits in the schizophrenia-related brain circuit suggests that different circuits may be responsible for different types of symptoms. Positive symptoms (such as hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion and social withdrawal) are fundamentally different in nature, implying that they could be managed by separate subcircuits within the brain. This option aligns with the idea that specific circuits could be more active in response to specific symptom types.

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