When Lenny Came Face-To-Face with a Young Bear While Hiking

When Lenny came face-to-face with a young bear while hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains, sensory input traveled to his cerebral cortex and to his amygdala. In what order was the sensory input initiated ?

A) first the cerebral cortex, and then the amygdala
B) simultaneously
C) first the cerebral cortex, and then if a certain threshold was reached, the amygdala
D) first the amygdala, and then the cerebral cortex