If Jane's neurocognitive disorder is caused by a process that has damaged her brain's dopamine pathways, it can be assumed that this condition is caused by ..
A) head trauma
B) Parkinson's disease
C) Huntington's disease
D) neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease

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Damage to the brain's dopamine pathways is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease, which is a neurocognitive disorder caused by degeneration in a specific region of the brain. Head trauma, Huntington's disease, and neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease may also cause cognitive impairment, but they do not specifically affect the dopamine pathways.

If Jane's Neurocognitive Disorder Is Caused by a Process That