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Celeste sees a spider and her brain recognizes this as a negative, fear-inducing emotional stimulus. Before her autonomic nervous system can be activated and motivate her to run away, this message will need to travel through which structure?

A. hypothalamus
B. amygdala
C. insula
D. cingulate cortex



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Final answer:

The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing fear-inducing stimuli before activating the autonomic nervous system.


Explanation:

The message from seeing a spider as a fear-inducing stimulus needs to travel through the amygdala before activating the autonomic nervous system. The amygdala, within the limbic system, is responsible for processing emotions, especially fear and anxiety. It connects with the hypothalamus and other brain areas to regulate emotional and physiological responses.


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