Joseph LeDoux, a neuroscientist at the Center for Neural Science at New York University, suggests that the amygdala __________
a. stores emotionally charged but now unconscious memories
b. examines present experiences and compares them with past experiences
c. hijacks our thought processes and demands an unconscious response in some circumstances
d. all of the answer choices
ANSWER:
d
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