According to the Cannon-Bard theory,
A)the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.
B)the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion.
C)activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion.
D)the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert.

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According to the Cannon-Bard theory, emotions are produced by the thalamus, which receives sensory information and simultaneously sends signals to the cortex (for conscious experience of the emotion) and the autonomic nervous system (for bodily responses to the emotion). Thus, choice A accurately describes the theory's view on the thalamus's role in producing emotions.

According to the Cannon-Bard Theory