Celine Is Struggling to Make a Decision About Whether Her

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Multiple Choice

Celine is struggling to make a decision about whether her sick dog should be euthanized. She is very emotional about this decision and keeps going back and forth between the choice to spend more time with her dog and the choice to end his pain. Which area of Celine's brain is going to be very active as a result of struggling with this decision?

• A)hippocampus
• B)amygdale
• C)cingulate cortex
• D)mesolimbic dopamine pathway

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