Hunger Researchers Initially Assumed That a Certain Region of the Brain

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Multiple Choice

Hunger researchers initially assumed that a certain region of the brain region is responsible for initiating hunger and eating because when it was electrically stimulated, animals would begin to eat. This brain region was called the

• A)ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
• B)ascending reticular formation (ARF)
• C)paraventricular nucleus (PVN)
• D)lateral hypothalamus (LH)

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