Imagine that you have stumbled across a secret laboratory where an evil scientist is conducting unauthorized brain research.By altering brain structures he has created superheroes that have specialized powers or abilities.One of these superheroes seldom feels hungry or thirsty and can go for days without feeling the need to eat or drink.In this case,the brain structure that the scientist MOST likely altered would be
A) the thalamus.
B) the hypothalamus.
C) the reticular formation.
D) the hippocampus.

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The hypothalamus is responsible for regulating hunger and thirst in the body through the control of various hormones and neural pathways. By altering this brain structure, the scientist would have been able to create a superhero who seldom feels the need to eat or drink.

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