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I've just finished reading a paper (Pulvermuller, F., & Schumann, J.H. (1994). Neurobiological mechanisms of language acquisition. in Language Learning, 44, 681-734)
In this article, P&S note that the amygdala section of the brain may play an important role in learners' motivation of learning.
My prof (Richard Schmidt), briefly explained what the amygdala is and how it functions, and he also told us that monkeys who have had their amygdala removed demonstrate indifference to pleasure and pain. I'm curious to know the life span of these monkeys. If they cannot distinguish between pleasure and pain, why should they be concerned with feelings of thirst or hunger?
TIA,
Jordi