Electrical Stimulation of Its Lateral Hypothalamus Causes an Animal to Overeat

question 24

Multiple Choice

Electrical stimulation of its lateral hypothalamus causes an animal to overeat and become obese. Therefore, we would expect that lesioning the lateral hypothalamus would produce ​

• A)overeating and obesity.
• B)undereating and weight loss.
• C)no effect on eating or body weight.
• D)alternating periods of overeating and undereating.

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