You are crossing a busy street and carefully look both ways for oncoming traffic. As soon as you step into the street someone near you pulls you back as you suddenly notice a car approaching. Your heart is pounding and you suddenly feel sweaty. Which brain structure plays a key role in your response to this upsetting event and subsequent memory of it?
A) Substantia nigra
B) Frontal cortex
C) Basolateral amygdala
D) Ventral tegmental area

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The basolateral amygdala plays a key role in processing emotional responses and memory formation related to emotionally significant events, such as near accidents. It is responsible for triggering the fight or flight response and consolidating memories of emotionally charged events. The other brain regions listed are not typically involved in this type of processing.

You Are Crossing a Busy Street and Carefully Look Both