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What is the main responsibility of the Basal nucleus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the brain?
What is the main responsibility of the Basal nucleus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the brain?
Which region of the brain is thought to control defense behavior when it comes to emotional responses?
Which region of the brain is thought to control defense behavior when it comes to emotional responses?
What is the impact of damage to the Central nucleus on emotional behaviors?
What is the impact of damage to the Central nucleus on emotional behaviors?
What does conditioned emotional response refer to?
What does conditioned emotional response refer to?
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Where do the physical changes for classical conditioning of conditioned emotional responses primarily occur?
Where do the physical changes for classical conditioning of conditioned emotional responses primarily occur?
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In what way is extinction learning dependent?
In what way is extinction learning dependent?
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What role does the ventromedial prefrontal cortex play in brain mechanisms of courage?
What role does the ventromedial prefrontal cortex play in brain mechanisms of courage?
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What happens as the prefrontal cortex matures in adolescents?
What happens as the prefrontal cortex matures in adolescents?
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What did Raine et al. (1998) find in the brains of convicted murderers regarding prefrontal activity?
What did Raine et al. (1998) find in the brains of convicted murderers regarding prefrontal activity?
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Which brain region matures much later during late childhood and early adulthood?
Which brain region matures much later during late childhood and early adulthood?
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What is the function of the amygdala in provoking emotional reactions?
What is the function of the amygdala in provoking emotional reactions?
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In convicted murderers, what is presumed to be reflected by the increased activation of the amygdala?
In convicted murderers, what is presumed to be reflected by the increased activation of the amygdala?
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What is the main difference between extinction and forgetting in the context of conditioned responses?
What is the main difference between extinction and forgetting in the context of conditioned responses?
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What role does the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) play in the extinction of conditioned emotional responses?
What role does the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) play in the extinction of conditioned emotional responses?
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Which brain region is primarily involved in emotional responses in humans according to the text?
Which brain region is primarily involved in emotional responses in humans according to the text?
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How does damage to the amygdala affect emotional responses, based on studies mentioned in the text?
How does damage to the amygdala affect emotional responses, based on studies mentioned in the text?
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What effect does damage to the amygdala have on emotional memory based on the text?
What effect does damage to the amygdala have on emotional memory based on the text?
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In extinction learning, what happens to the conditioned response if the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented repeatedly?
In extinction learning, what happens to the conditioned response if the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented repeatedly?
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