Winona has difficulty determining how fearful someone is based on the person's facial expressions.Her friends worry that she can no longer process the emotional significance of stimuli due to brain damage and think there is a problem with Winona's
A) hippocampus.
B) prefrontal cortex.
C) thalamus.
D) amygdala.

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The amygdala plays a significant role in processing fear and other emotional responses. Damage to this area of the brain can result in difficulty interpreting or responding appropriately to emotional stimuli.

Winona Has Difficulty Determining How Fearful Someone Is Based on the Person's