Dr. McCardle has implanted an electrode in the hypothalamus of a rat. When the rat's brain is electrically stimulated, the rat stops eating. The electrode is MOST likely activating the
A) magnocellular hypothalamus.
B) ventromedial hypothalamus.
C) lateral hypothalamus.
D) parvocellular hypothalamus.

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The ventromedial hypothalamus is responsible for regulating satiety and stopping an animal from eating when it is full. Activation of this area would therefore result in the rat stopping its eating behavior.

Dr McCardle Has Implanted an Electrode in the Hypothalamus of a Rat