Which brain part regulates fear and helps decide which memories to store?
ACerebellum
BHippocampus
CPrefrontal
DAmygdala
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Amygdala
1. Stress hormones influence storage.
2. The amygdala handles fear memories.
3. The hippocampus encodes new declarative memories.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 8, Memory (CC BY 4.0)._
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