Howie Mandel Has a Fear of Being Contaminated by Touching

question 400

Multiple Choice

Howie Mandel has a fear of being contaminated by touching others. If we were able to track his brain activity when this obsessive behaviour occurs, the

• A)hypothalamus.
• B)cerebellum would be activated.
• C)mesolimbic pathway would be activated (ventral tegmental area, ventral striatum, basal ganglia).
• D)orbitofrontal-cingulate pathway would be activated (prefrontal cortex, caudate nucleus).
• E)amygdala.

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