The Focus on Neuroscience Box "Emotions and the Brain" Describes

question 637

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box "Emotions and the Brain" describes a PET scan study by researcher Antonio Damasio and his colleagues. The study found that when participants recalled an emotionally charged memory:

• A) internal brain changes occurred after the participant reported subjectively feeling the emotion.
• B) there was an increase in brain levels of the neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y.
• C) there was an increase in brain levels of the neurotransmitter cholecystokinin.
• D) internal brain changes occurred before the participant reported subjectively feeling the emotion.

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