The Focus on Neuroscience Box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study. The results showed that when we make direct eye contact with a physically attractive person, a brain area called the ventral striatum is activated. When the attractive person's eye gaze is shifted away from the viewer, activity in the ventral striatum decreases. The ventral striatum is the brain area that:

• A)processes information about moving objects.
• B)suppresses the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
• C)triggers the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
• D)predicts reward.

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