According to the dominant hypothalamic theory of eating in the 1950s and 1960s,hunger is to satiety as the
A) LH is to the VMH.
B) VMH is to the LH.
C) LH is to the paraventricular nuclei.
D) pancreas is to the liver.
E) paraventricular nuclei are to the LH.

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The dominant hypothalamic theory of eating in the 1950s and 1960s posited that the lateral hypothalamus (LH) is responsible for stimulating hunger, while the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is responsible for signaling satiety.

According to the Dominant Hypothalamic Theory of Eating in the 1950s