Research, Like That Conducted by Roy Wise of Concordia University

question 94

Multiple Choice

Research, like that conducted by Roy Wise of Concordia University in Montreal, has provided evidence that the area in the brain important for the value of reward and motivation is:

• A) the limbic structure called the amygdala.
• B) the nucleus accumbens.
• C) the hippocampus.
• D) the hypothalamus.

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