If we are walking in the woods and jump because we think we see a snake (it ends up being a stick), that fear reaction without conscious fear originates in the ________.
A)corpus callosum
B)hypothalamus
C)cerebral cortex
D)limbic system

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The limbic system is responsible for processing emotions and fear responses, including those that occur before we are consciously aware of what we are afraid of. This system can trigger a fear response to potential threats, such as mistaking a stick for a snake, before the higher cognitive areas of the brain, like the cerebral cortex, have assessed the situation.

If We Are Walking in the Woods and Jump Because