Julie surprised her unsuspecting roommate Jan by yelling "boo" as Jan walked into their darkened bedroom where Julie was hiding.Before she consciously recognized the "boo" as a silly prank,Jan experienced an immediate surge of fear,resulting from the routing of the unexpected sensory input through her thalamus directly to the:

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The amygdala is the brain structure responsible for processing fear and other emotions. It receives input from the thalamus and quickly produces an emotional response, such as fear, before conscious awareness. Therefore, Jan's immediate surge of fear would be routed directly to the amygdala through the thalamus.

Julie Surprised Her Unsuspecting Roommate Jan by Yelling "Boo" as Jan