We sometimes interpret our arousal before experiencing a complex emotional reaction such as hatred.These complex emotional reactions follow a neural pathway from
A) the thalamus to the amygdala to the cerebral cortex.
B) the amygdala to the cerebral cortex to the thalamus.
C) the thalamus to the cerebral cortex to the amygdala.
D) the amygdala to the thalamus to the cerebral cortex.

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The thalamus receives sensory information, which is then sent to the cerebral cortex for interpretation. The amygdala is responsible for processing emotions and memories. Therefore, the correct sequence is thalamus to cerebral cortex to amygdala.

We Sometimes Interpret Our Arousal Before Experiencing a Complex Emotional