The structure in the brain that, when damaged, causes rats to eat and eat and eat is called the

a. ventromedial pituitary.
b. lateral hippocampus.
c. ventromedial hypothalamus.
d. lateral hypothalamus.


c

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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