Padma Is Addicted to Heroin

question 2

Multiple Choice

Padma is addicted to heroin. She wants to quit, but every time she runs into her neighbor, with whom she frequently engaged in heroin use, she has strong cravings for the drug. Which of Padma's brain structures played an initial role in forming associations between her neighbor and the reinforcing effects of heroin?

• A) hippocampus
• B) prefrontal cortex
• C) amygdala
• D) thalamus

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