Anxiety can cause emotional changes in the
a. hypothalamus.
b. limbic system.
c. cerebral cortex.
d. pituitary gland.
B
The neurotransmitters' complex and elusive integration of these responses within the central nervous system relies on communication among the cerebral cortex, limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the reticular activating system. Whereas the cortex is involved with cognition, attention, and alertness, emotional responses to stress are located in the limbic system.
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