LeDoux and his colleagues found that bilateral lesions to the __________ blocked auditory fear conditioning but that bilateral lesions to the __________ did not.

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LeDoux and his colleagues found that bilateral lesions to the medial geniculate nucleus, a thalamic nucleus that relays auditory information to the auditory cortex, blocked auditory fear conditioning. However, bilateral lesions to the auditory cortex did not impair auditory fear conditioning, suggesting that this form of learning involves subcortical auditory pathways.

LeDoux and His Colleagues Found That Bilateral Lesions to the __________