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QUESTION 13 Select from the following list, the specific neuroanatomic part of the brain that makes the decision to go ahead with the brain reward action or not to go ahead with the brain reward action. OA Amygdala OB. Striatum OC. Hypothalamus OD. Thalamus QUESTION 14 There is a global crisis which concerns the taking of opiates which are pain relieving medications/drugs. Select from the following list of pain- relieving medications/drugs which falls into the category of opiates. OA morphine OB. saline OC distilled water OD. double distilled water

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13. The correct option is A. Amygdala . Explicit reward signals are found in most midbrain dopamine neurons, as well as in subsets of neurons receiving dopaminergic projections in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), in the ventral striatum, and in the amygdala.

14. The correct option is A. Morphine is an opiate .

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate family which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals. It acts directly on the central nervous system to decrease the feeling of pain.