You observe the lady standing next to you at the bus stop. Based on her body language and facial expression, you assume she is upset about something. Identify the limbic structure that is MOST likely to have helped you assess her emotional state.

A) the amygdala
B) the hippocampus
C) the nucleus accumbens
D) the thalamus


A) the amygdala

Psychology

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