Kennedy Has Burned Her Hand,but She Does Not Have an Emotional

question 74

Multiple Choice

Kennedy has burned her hand,but she does not have an emotional response to the pain-even though she feels the pain,can judge the severity of the pain,and rationally seeks immediate medical attention for the injury.She has damage to the _____,the area of the brain that regulates her emotional response to a stimulus such as heat.

• A) prefrontal cortex
• B) anterior cingulate cortex
• C) anterior insula
• D) primary somatosensory cortex

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