Damage to the ______ Suppresses Penile Erections During REM Sleep

question 69

Multiple Choice

Damage to the ______ suppresses penile erections during REM sleep.

• A) central nucleus of the amygdala
• B) nucleus accumbens
• C) lateral preoptic area.
• D) hippocampus
• E) lateral hypothalamus

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Definitions:

Semantic Memory

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Retention

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Adaptive Neural Network

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