Animals eat more frequent (but normal size) meals after damage to the ____. They eat larger meals (but at normal frequency) after damage to the ____.
A) paraventricular nucleus, ventromedial hypothalamus
B) ventromedial hypothalamus, paraventricular nucleus
C) lateral hypothalamus, ventromedial hypothalamus
D) paraventricular nucleus, lateral hypothalamus

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Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus results in hyperphagia, meaning the animal eats larger meals but at normal frequency. Damage to the paraventricular nucleus, on the other hand, results in hypophagia, meaning the animal eats more frequent (but normal size) meals. The other options do not accurately reflect the effects of damage to these hypothalamic regions on feeding behavior.

Animals Eat More Frequent (But Normal Size) Meals After Damage