Teens typically experience a burst of cortical gray matter growth at puberty followed by a wave of gray matter loss extending into their early twenties. teens diagnosed with schizophrenia experience a. loss of abnormally low levels of gray matter b. loss of gray matter that progresses like a drip through midlife c. loss of gray matter that spreads in waves into their early twenties d. no loss of gray matter

The answer is c. loss of gray matter that spreads in waves into their early twenties.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects a person’s behavior, thinking and emotion. It may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that affects daily functioning. It can often be a lifelong struggle. Schizophrenia commonly strikes between the ages of 16 and 30, and males tend to show symptoms at a slightly younger age than females.