Tanesha recently stopped smoking cigarettes after doing so for 15 years. She is irritable and anxious. What part of her brain is likely responsible for these emotional effects?

A. the pons
B. the nucleus accumbens
C. the ventral tegmental area
D. the amygdala


Answer: D

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