Mirna Is Walking Home from School and Decides to Take

question 86

Multiple Choice

Mirna is walking home from school and decides to take a shortcut across a small park. As she is walking, a large dog comes running towards her, barking loudly. Mirna is terrified and feels her heart beating hard in her chest and her breathing becomes more erratic. The dog's owner comes over quickly and takes the dog away. Luckily, Mirna is not injured. She then goes home and tells the story to her roommate.
-If Mirna was in an fMRI machine during her encounter with the dog,which of the following brain areas would show the biggest activation

• A) Her hippocampus
• B) Her amygdala
• C) Her frontal lobe
• D) Her thalamus

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