Question

Julie surprised her unsuspecting roommate Jan by yelling "boo" as Jan walked into their darkened bedroom where Julie was hiding. Before she consciously recognized the "boo" as a silly prank, Jan experienced an immediate surge of fear, resulting from the routing of the unexpected sensory input through her thalamus directly to the

Answer 1

Answer:

Amygdala.

Explanation:

Amygdala is located in the the temporal lobe of the brain. These are the group of neurons almond in shape. They plays an important role in emotional and limbic system.

Julie boo her roommate Jan. Jan experience the fear. In this case the sensory input has been generated through the thalamus and reached directly to the amydala of the brain. The boo input is associated with the feeling and emotion of fear.

Thus, the answer is amygdala.