The Areas of the Cortex That Control Emotion Seem to

question 5

Multiple Choice

The areas of the cortex that control emotion seem to

• A) vary substantially from emotion to emotion and person to person.
• B) be clustered in the prefrontal lobes.
• C) be clustered in the temporal lobes.
• D) be clustered in the right hemisphere.
• E) be clustered in the limbic system.

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Major Depressive Episode

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Major Depression

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