According to the monoamine deficiency hypothesis of depression, a drug that desensitizes monoamine autoreceptors would be predicted to
A)depress mood
B)enhance mood in depressed people
C)have no effect on mood

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Desensitizing monoamine autoreceptors would increase the release of monoamines (e.g. serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine) into synaptic clefts, thus increasing monoamine neurotransmission. This would enhance mood in depressed people, as the low level of monoamines is one of the possible causes of depression, according to the monoamine deficiency hypothesis.

According to the Monoamine Deficiency Hypothesis of Depression, a Drug