Conventional antipsychotics are more likely to produce extrapyramidal side effects than atypical antipsychotic drugs because:
A) they lower metabolism, which produces effects that resemble motor control problems.
B) they damage brain tissue in the motor cortex, which produces odd motor behaviors.
C) they operate on D-2 receptors in the striatum, which are associated with motor control.
D) they increase the production of norepinephrine, which disrupts motor function.
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