Patient S. M. is able to recognize the emotions of happiness, sadness, and disgust portrayed in photographs, but has selective difficulty identifying fear correction. Which brain region has probably suffered damage in this patient?
a. hypothalamus
b. amygdala
c. pons
d. medulla
Question 2
Gaia glances over at her roommate, who is on the phone with her mother. She watches as her roommates facial expressions change from happy to sad to angry as she progresses through the phone conversation. Which area of Gaias brain is most likely to change activity as she processes the different facial expressions?
a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. insula
d. striatum
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Amyloid plaques (stained blue) in the brain of a deceased patient who had Alzheimer’s disease.
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