Rats with a damaged amygdala:
A) cannot acquire a classically conditioned fear response.
B) overproduce leptin and become extremely lean, despite eating several times their normal amount of calories daily.
C) are more easily classically conditioned to fear-inducing stimuli than rats with intact brains.
D) display the characteristics of starving animals, have voracious appetites, and have five times the amount of body fat as normal rats.

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The amygdala is known to play a critical role in fear processing and acquisition of fear responses. Rats with damaged amygdalae cannot acquire a classically conditioned fear response.

Rats with a Damaged Amygdala