Damage to parts of this area of the brain may have a calming effect on "mean-spirited" people and has recently been implicated in the acquisition and use of knowledge related to threat and danger. It is the
a. amygdala.
b. thalamus.
c. hippocampus.
d. hypothalamus.
Answer: a. amygdala.
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