Question

page 480 24.6 distinguish between the central and peripheral nervous systems
sm-046 is a patient with a rare genetic disease known as urbach-wiethe that caused extensive
destruction in part of her brain. first described in the scientific literature in 1994, patient sm-046 is
incapable of experiencing anxiety or fear. based on your knowledge of the function of various
brain regions, predict which of the following regions of the brain may have been primarily affected
by the urbach-wiethe disease.
affected part of brain
drop appropriate answer(s) here
amygdala specific areas of the midbrain
medulla specific areas of the hindbrain
specific areas of the forebrain

Explanation:

The amygdala is a brain region primarily responsible for processing emotions, especially fear and anxiety. Patient SM-046's inability to experience these emotions aligns with damage to the amygdala, which is known to be affected in Urbach-Wiethe disease.

Answer:

amygdala