A neurologist who was working with a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder would be suspicious of abnormality in which region of the brain?
A) Hypothalamus
B) Caudate nuclei
C) Cerebral cortex
D) Temporal lobe

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The caudate nuclei, part of the basal ganglia, have been implicated in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through their involvement in modulating movement and habit formation, which are processes thought to be dysregulated in OCD.

A Neurologist Who Was Working with a Person with Obsessive-Compulsive