The brains of victims of physical abuse and psychological maltreatment may undergo permanent changes to the __________ and __________, both part of the limbic system

a) thalamus; amygdala
b) amygdala; hippocampus
c) hippocampus; corpus callosum
d) corpus callosum; cerebellum


Answer: b

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