Some emotional responses to visual stimuli appear to involve no deliberate thinking.These emotional responses are said to follow a low road that bypasses the
A) thalamus.
B) amygdala.
C) cerebral cortex.
D) optic nerve.

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These emotional responses bypass the cerebral cortex, which is involved in higher-order brain functions such as conscious thought, and instead take a more direct route to the amygdala, which is involved in emotional processing. This "low road" allows for quicker emotional responses to stimuli.

Some Emotional Responses to Visual Stimuli Appear to Involve No