What Areas of the Brain Are Overdeveloped in Adults Who

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Multiple Choice

What areas of the brain are overdeveloped in adults who were highly emotionally reactive as infants?

• A) brain areas that are associated in dreaming
• B) those areas involved in emotional responding
• C) those areas involved in judgment and planning
• D) brain areas that govern visual perception and interpretation

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