The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Emotions and the Brain," describes the use of PET scans to study brain areas that were activated when participants recalled emotional memories. Activation of which brain area indicated that the body's peripheral nervous system was also involved in feeling an emotion?
A)the somatosensory cortex
B)the hippocampus
C)the visual cortex
D)the amygdala

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The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including touch and pain. Activation of this area during emotional memory recall suggests that the body's peripheral nervous system was also involved in feeling the emotion. The hippocampus is involved in memory formation, the visual cortex processes visual information, and the amygdala is involved in processing emotions and fear. However, none of these areas specifically indicate involvement of the peripheral nervous system in feeling an emotion.

The Focus on Neuroscience Box, "Emotions and the Brain," Describes