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When researchers performed an fMRI on participants looking at pictures of someone they were in love with, they found that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and caudate nucleus were activated, and that they were more strongly activated the more intensely participants indicated that they loved the person in the photo. These particular areas of the brain are associated with the __________.

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Answer:

The correct answer is the hypothalamus.

Explanation:

Despite being small, the hypothalamus has many functions in the brain. The hypothalamus plays a vital role in the leveling of mood; it also handles sexual impulses; it also has the function of acting as a link between the endocrine system and the nervous system.

Also, the hypothalamus generates substances and hormones; these substances are the cause of producing sadness, the perception of falling in love and sexual satisfaction; and the hormones it produces are responsible for balancing the body.

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