In a classic fear conditioning paradigm, during which a neutral blue square is paired with an aversive shock to the wrist, patients with __________ damage fail to show a normal physiological fear response to the blue square, even though they are able to report that the blue square predicted the shock
A)hippocampus
B)thalamus
C)amygdala
D)frontal lobes
E)somatosensory cortex

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The amygdala is crucial for the emotional learning process involved in fear conditioning. Damage to the amygdala impairs the physiological fear response (like changes in heart rate or sweating) to a conditioned stimulus (like the blue square) even if the cognitive aspect (knowing the blue square predicts a shock) remains intact.

In a Classic Fear Conditioning Paradigm, During Which a Neutral