Which part of the limbic system provides a primitive "quick pathway"
to the cortex when we are startled, so that
we are able to react to dangerous stimuli before we fully know what is going on?
a. hippocampus.
b. amygdala.
c. hypothalamus.
d. thalamus.
ANSWER: b
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