Using objective measures of “liking” and “disliking,” Kent Berridge and colleagues at the University of Michigan have pinpointed tiny hedonic hotspots in the brain. Where are these hotspots located?
a. In the prefrontal cortex
b. In the locus coeruleus and raphe nuclei
c. In the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum
d. In the medulla oblongata and pons
e. In the ventral tegmental area
Answer: C
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