The brains of persons with schizophrenia are usually smaller than normal, indicating that they have fewer neurons.Thus, according to Toro and Deakin, schizophrenia may result from
A)numerous small strokes damaging the brain regions associated with the development of schizophrenia.
B)a deterioration of the myelin sheaths throughout the brain tissue.
C)the schizophrenic brain being unable to continually create new neurons to replace old ones that have died.
D)a lack of acetylcholine, which cause numerous neurons to rapidly die.

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Toro and Deakin suggest that schizophrenia may result from the brain's inability to create new neurons to replace those that have died, leading to a smaller brain size.

The Brains of Persons with Schizophrenia Are Usually Smaller Than