Some research suggests that an area of the _____________ is on average smaller in brains of gay males than heterosexual males

A) hippocampus
B) thalamus
C) amygdala
D) hypothalamus


Answer: D
Rationale: In the early 1990s, neuroscientist Simon LeVay found that an area of the hypothalamus was, on average, smaller in gay men compared to heterosexual men.

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