Professor Kreger studies homeostatic mechanisms in rats. He has found that when he stimulates the zona incerta, rats will

A. initiate drinking behavior.
B. inhibit drinking behavior.
C. initiate eating behavior.
D. inhibit eating behavior.


Answer: A

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