Brandon was out to dinner with friends and decided to try their calamari appetizer. As he was eating the calamari, one of his friends commented, "isn't squid so delicious?" Brandon immediately spit out the food and ran to the bathroom to rinse out his mouth. Brandon's reaction in this situation was likely associated with increased activation in which region of the brain?
A. Cingulate cortex
B. Cerebral cortex
C. Basal ganglia
D. Insula
Answer: C
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