The Focus on Neuroscience box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication" featured a positron emission tomography study of people with major depressive disorder. As compared to normal control participants who did not have depressive symptoms, the individuals with depressive symptoms had higher levels of brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the caudate nucleus, and the thalamus before receiving treatment.

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The statement accurately describes the findings of the positron emission tomography study mentioned in the Focus on Neuroscience box. Individuals with major depressive disorder showed higher brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, caudate nucleus, and thalamus compared to control participants without depressive symptoms.

The Focus on Neuroscience Box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication