The actions of typical antipsychotic drugs on positive schizophrenic symptoms and extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) occur through which mechanisms?
A) positive symptoms: D2 receptor antagonism in basal ganglia; EPS: D2 receptor antagonism in nucleus accumbens
B) positive symptoms: D2 receptor antagonism in nucleus accumbens; EPS: D2 receptor antagonism in basal ganglia
C) positive symptoms: D2 receptor antagonism in basal ganglia; EPS: D2 receptor antagonism in basal ganglia
D) positive symptoms: D2 receptor antagonism in nucleus accumbens; EPS: D2 receptor antagonism in nucleus accumbens
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