You are walking down a dark alley with several packages. Behind you,

you hear a door open and close suddenly, and you immediately dive behind the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly responsible for your reaction is the
a. hippocampus.
b. medulla.
c. cerebrum.
d. amygdala.

ANSWER: d

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