By lesioning (destroying) part of the brain of a laboratory rat a scientist has caused the rat to eat continuously and balloon to several times its normal weight.Which part of the brain has the scientist lesioned?
A) the hypothalamus
B) the lateral geniculate nucleus
C) the substantia nigra
D) the amygdala
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