People fail to learn a conditioned eyeblink response when the function of different pathways in their ________ is surgically disrupted.

A) hypothalamus
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) cerebellum

Conditioned Eyeblink

A classical conditioning experiment where a subject learns to blink in response to a conditioned stimulus, typically a tone, that has been associated with an unconditioned stimulus, like a puff of air to the eye.

Hypothalamus

A neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.

Amygdala

A section of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion, particularly fear and pleasure.