During Meditation, Which Structure Diminishes the Sympathetic Response and Increases

question 34

Multiple Choice

During meditation, which structure diminishes the sympathetic response and increases the parasympathetic response?

• A) corpus callosum
• B) amygdala
• C) cerebellum
• D) hypothalamus

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Definitions:

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