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Title: Studies of the brain of depressed subjects suggest that depression is associated with consistent ...
Post by: johnyyyman3 on Jan 20, 2018
Studies of the brain of depressed subjects suggest that depression is associated with consistent changes in which part of the brain?
 
  a. cerebral cortex
  b. frontal lobe
  c. parietal lobe
  d. brain stem


Title: Studies of the brain of depressed subjects suggest that depression is associated with consistent ...
Post by: kevinalex19 on Jan 20, 2018
B
Studies of the brain seem to show that depression is associated with consistent changes in the temporal and especially the frontal lobes. Depressed persons do not metabolize glucose well in these areas, but when their depression resolves, the metabolism returns to normal.