Damage to the human amygdala

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Studies have shown that damage to the amygdala impairs the acquisition of a conditioned emotional response (CER).

Answer: C 
 Damage to the amygdala can lead to behavioral freeing or a reduction in fear response, making it difficult to detect potential threats in the environment.

Answers A, D, and E are incorrect. Damage to the amygdala has been shown to affect emotions and memory processing, but it does not necessarily result in intense feelings of fear, impair the ability to read a map, or cause profound depression.

Damage to the Human Amygdala