"her father was a clergyman who was neither neglected nor poor, and he had never been handsome. he made a good living, and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. she had three sons before catherine was born, and instead of dying in bringing catherine into the world, as anybody might expect, she still lived on to have six more children, to see them growing up around her, and to enjoy excellent health herself. what does this paragraph demonstrate about catherine's father? a) he makes sure his daughters are safe b) he gives his daughters money c) he is more focused on his work than on his family d) he lets his daughters be independent

the support that the author, uses in the article facing our fears is a): a definition of the part of the brain called the amygdala.

he takes neuroscientist joseph ledoux's words by telling that by falling to distinguish between evolutionary old systems located in the amygdala and newer systems, centered in the prefrontal cortex, doctors have conflated non conscious threat circuits in the brain with circuits that underlie the conscious experience of fear. that, the author says, "leads ledoux to the jarring conclusion that the amygdala, a decades-old centerpiece of the brain's fear circuit, does not underlie the conscious feeling of fear".

despite this, the author points out in the article that that is a controversial notion and that evidence, in animal and humans, supports the idea that core emotions can exist outside of conscious awareness.