What happened to the rat with lesion damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus?
a. It died of thirst.
b. It ate uncontrollably and therefore got very obese.
c. It lost its appetite and therefore got dangerously thin.
d. It lost the ability to regulate its own internal temperature.
B
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