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

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Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box "Emotions and the Brain" describes a PET scan study investigating brain activation when participants recalled different kinds of emotional memories. What were the results of this study?

• A) No matter what emotion was experienced, a single brain area was activated, indicating that there is a single emotion center in the brain.
• B) Memories involving positive emotions activated the hypothalamus, and memories involving negative emotions activated the amygdala.
• C) Each of the emotions produced a different pattern of brain activation, indicating that each emotion involved distinct neural circuits in the brain.
• D) Memories involving positive emotions activated the amygdala, and memories involving negative emotions activated the hypthalamus.

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