Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 14:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have discovered that people with OCD and their close family members show under-activation of brain areas responsible for stopping habitual behavior. This is the first time that scientists have associated functional changes in the brain with familial risk for the disorder.

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