LeDoux's work on the brain areas involved in emotional processes revealed that there is an independent neural path taking sensory information through the thalamus to a specific connection, which could account for why we are sometimes able to respond behaviourally to environmental stimuli before we have the chance to make a cognitive appraisal of these stimuli. This connection from the thalamus runs to the ________.
a) hypothalamus
b) amygdala
c) hippocampus
d) cortex
Ans: b) amygdala
Psychology
You might also like to view...
In what section would you find housing and economic problems listed in DSM-5?
a. causes of depression b. financial problems c. mental disorders d. other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
Psychology
Which of the following is characteristic of someone with Down syndrome?
A. A small head and brain B. Very pale eyes, skin, and hair C. Thick skin on the eyelids D. Cataracts and deafness
Psychology