In a study of the neuroscience of cognitive dissonance, Van Veen et al. (2009) found that activation of the ________, occurred in participants who changed their attitude about the fMRI from unpleasant to pleasant, but saw no such activation in controls or participants whose attitudes did not change.
A) occipital cortex and hippocampus
B) dorsal angular cingulate cortex and anterior insula
C) medial temporal lobe and hippocampus
D) premotor cortex and thalamus

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Van Veen et al. (2009) identified that the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the anterior insula were activated in participants who experienced a change in attitude, reflecting the neural correlates of cognitive dissonance. These areas are associated with emotional and cognitive processing, which are key in the experience of cognitive dissonance.

In a Study of the Neuroscience of Cognitive Dissonance, Van