The ________ plays a key role in the extinction of drug responding.
a. orbitofrontal cortex
b. ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)
c. hypothalamus
d. hippocampus
e. amygdala
Answer: b. ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)
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a. Memory enables us to have effortless continuity of experience from one day to another. b. Memory enables us to remember the important events of our lives. c. Things that move us get permanently etched in our memory. d. It is important to be aware of everything around us.
Affective neuroscientists say that the _____ works with the cortex to suppress the emotional cues that are associated with immediate reward and impulsivity
a) anterior cingulate cortex b) hippocampus c) lateral hypothalamus d) ventromedial hypothalamus