Multiple Choice
Tremors at rest, rigidity, akinesia, and postural abnormalities are a result of the atrophy of neurons in which part of the brain?
A) Caudate that produces serotonin
B) Putamen that produces gamma-aminobutyric acid
C) Substantia nigra that produces dopamine
D) Hypothalamus that produces acetylcholine
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