One of the most notorious examples of misinformation being perpetuated on the Internet is the case of kind of Dr. Andrew Wakefield and his study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet in 1998. His study by that suggested
a. a possible association between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and the development of autism in children
b. a possible association between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and the development of leukemia in children
c. a possible association between all vaccines and the development of Parkinson’s disease in adults
d. a possible association between all vaccines and leukemia in children
Ans: A
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a. Amygdala b. Medulla c. Thalamus d. Hypothalamus
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a. left b. right c. frontal d. rear