Pretend that you are a researcher studying eating behaviour in rats.If you lesioned the ventromedial hypothalamus in your rats,what is the most likely outcome on their behaviour?
A)The rats would eat very little or stop eating entirely.
B)The rats would have very little craving to eat and would have to be force fed.
C)The rats would continuously feed even though they got "full" quickly.
D)The rats would eat until they nearly burst as they didn't know when to stop eating.

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Lesioning the ventromedial hypothalamus in rats leads to hyperphagia, which means they eat excessively and have difficulty knowing when to stop eating. Therefore, the rats would eat until they nearly burst.

Pretend That You Are a Researcher Studying Eating Behaviour in Rats.If