The amygdala is thought to activate the appropriate sympathetic responses to threat via the __________ and the appropriate behavioral responses to threat via the ___________.

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The amygdala is known to activate the hypothalamus, leading to the appropriate sympathetic responses to threat, and also the periaqueductal gray (PAG), leading to the appropriate behavioral responses to threat. Therefore, the correct choices are "hypothalamus" and "PAG," which are only found together in option E.

The Amygdala Is Thought to Activate the Appropriate Sympathetic Responses