Joseph LeDoux's work on the brain areas involved in emotional processes has revealed that there is an independent neural path taking sensory information through the thalamus to the ______________. This specific connection could account for why we are sometimes able to respond behaviourally to environmental stimuli before we have the chance to make a cognitive appraisal of these stimuli.
A)cortex
B)amygdala
C)hypothalamus
D)hippocampus

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Joseph LeDoux's research has shown that there is a direct neural pathway from the thalamus to the amygdala, allowing for rapid emotional responses to stimuli before the cortex has processed the information cognitively. This explains why we can react to certain situations almost instinctively, without needing to consciously understand what we are reacting to.

Joseph LeDoux's Work on the Brain Areas Involved in Emotional