Jon has a binge-eating disorder. A study of his brain indicates that the connections between his lateral hypothalamus and are abnormal, possibly leading him to respond more to learned cues rather than feelings of fullness with regard to his eating behavior

a. nucleus accumbens
b. amygdala
c. thalamus
d. hippocampus

b

Psychology

You might also like to view...

The historical belief that intellectual work endangered women's health is an example of a gender difference thought to be a sex difference

a. True b. False

Psychology

Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

a. Constant warnings about the importance of not running with scissors have generalized to an overall fear of scissors. b. Diana suffers from womb envy, creating an unconscious desire to harm her pregnant mother. c. Diana's mother is a seamstress and Diana unconsciously wants to kill her. d. Diana once saw her brother seriously injured by a sharp object.

Psychology