Neuroimaging Studies in Humans Have Found That Activation of the Amygdala

question 27

Multiple Choice

Neuroimaging studies in humans have found that activation of the amygdala increases when people:

• A)look at faces showing fear, anger, sadness, or happiness
• B)falsely remember events that didn't occur
• C)work on spatial tasks, such as putting together a puzzle
• D)process stimuli through more than one sense (such as sight and sound)

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