Regarding the mechanisms of hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) If your stomach is growling, it is probably releasing ghrelin.
B) Ghrelin activates parts of the brain involved in learning.
C) One should study before you eat, not immediately after.
D) Ghrelin is an amino acid that activates a person's ventromedial hypothalamus.

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Ghrelin is not an amino acid, but a hormone produced by the stomach that activates hunger signals in the brain. It does not activate the ventromedial hypothalamus, but rather the lateral hypothalamus. The other statements are true.

Regarding the Mechanisms of Hunger,which of the Following Statements Is