Brain scans of people with ________ reveal higher than normal activity in brain areas involved in habitual behaviors.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by repeated and intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that individuals feel compelled to perform. Brain scans of people with OCD have shown higher than normal activity in areas of the brain involved in habitual behaviors, such as the basal ganglia and anterior cingulate cortex. This supports the idea that compulsions in OCD may be driven by habit formation and reinforced through reward circuitry in the brain.

Brain Scans of People with ________ Reveal Higher Than Normal