During surgery,Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy accidentally damaged the amygdala of a monkey named Aurora.The MOST striking feature of Aurora's behavior after the surgery was that she:
A)refused to eat nutritious food,preferring food that was spoiled.
B)lost all interest in sex.
C)stopped fearing snakes but increased her fear of humans.
D)was extraordinarily calm in the presence of stimuli that previously elicited fear.

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Damage to the amygdala resulted in Aurora being extraordinarily calm in the presence of stimuli that previously elicited fear. This is because the amygdala plays a crucial role in the processing and regulation of fear responses.

During Surgery,Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy Accidentally Damaged the Amygdala