Which of the following is not a brain area that has been implicated in establishing the value of conditioned reinforcement?
A) Orbitofrontal cortex
B) Thalamus
C) Nucleus accumbens (NAc)
D) Basolateral amygdala

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The thalamus is primarily involved in sensory and motor signal relay and does not play a direct role in establishing the value of conditioned reinforcement, unlike the orbitofrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, and basolateral amygdala, which are directly involved in reward processing and reinforcement learning.

Which of the Following Is Not a Brain Area That