While walking through a darkened parking garage after class,Amber suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder,producing an intense feeling of fear.Before she turned around to see that it was her boyfriend,the unexpected sensory input had already been routed through her thalamus directly to her
A) hippocampus.
B) hypothalamus.
C) cortex.
D) amygdala.

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The amygdala is responsible for processing emotions, particularly fear and anxiety. In this situation, the tap on the shoulder produced an intense feeling of fear before Amber even turned around to see who it was. This suggests that the sensory input bypassed higher cortical processing and went straight to the amygdala.

While Walking Through a Darkened Parking Garage After Class,Amber Suddenly