Animals Stop Eating on Their Own and Must Be Force-Fed

question 144

Multiple Choice

Animals stop eating on their own and must be force-fed following lesions of the​ 

• A)zona incerta. 
• B)median prefrontal nucleus. 
• C)lateral hypothalamus. 
• D)ventromedial hypothalamus.

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Definitions:

Hebb's Theory

A theory in neuroscience proposing that neurons which fire together wire together, emphasizing the connection between neurons as the basis for learning.

Sensory Information

Data obtained from the environment through the senses, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

Arousal

A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli.

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, characterized by high brain activity and vivid dreaming, despite the body's muscles being in a state of paralysis.