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When cleaning her closet, Nadia finds her 20-year-old wedding photo album. As she flips through the pictures, she starts to cry joyful tears. Seeing the photos and rekindling the emotions of her wedding day most likely activated her
a. thalamus.
b. prefrontal cortex.
c. amygdala.
d. medial temporal lobe.
Answer:
Seeing the photos and rekindling the emotions of her wedding day most likely activated her c. amygdala.
Explanation:
The amygdala is the center in our brain that handles emotion. It is connected to the lacrimal nucleus, responsible for the production of tears. When we feel strong, powerful emotions - either negative or positive -, our amygdala identifies the arousal as being high and, due to their connection, ends up activating the lacrimal nucleus, which makes us cry. Therefore, we can cry tears of joy like Nadia did when she found the photo album. Her emotions were registered by her amygdala and triggered a response in her lacrimal nucleus.
