Question

1. it provides a neurochemical rush. \i think, oh my god, what will happen next?\ suspense activates the amygdala and adrenal glands. activation creates a rush - but a contained one. pursuit is where the pleasure is. anticipation is the rush. how is reading suspense different from running from a predator or watching a james bond film? neurologically, it isnt. the reaction might be less severe, and the cognitive content different, but the cerebral activation sequence and neural pathways are exactly the same. the reader essentially micro - doses themselves with the same neurotransmitters that would be activated if an actual emergency was happening. and once the amygdala (an almond - shaped part of the brain, critical to the para - sympathetic nervous system) reacts, it takes some time for the person (the reader, the person being attacked, etc.) to return to a baseline level of calm. sarah pinboroughs behind her eyes creates a feeling that an enormous twist is coming, almost teasingly so, through the entire narrative. giving nothing away: while much has been said about the twist itself, much pleasure comes from the compulsive guessing leading up to it. 4. suspense engages the mind. how does the example of a suspenseful novel in paragraph 18 support the authors claim that people get pleasure from reading suspense? a. it explains that anticipation can create a pleasing rush. b. it explains how the brain responds to reading suspense. c. it explains why readers feel rewarded when they are right. d. it explains that anxiety caused by reading suspense is easily controlled.

Explanation:

Paragraph 18 discusses how the brain responds to reading suspense. It elaborates on the neural - chemical reactions in the brain when experiencing suspenseful reading, such as the activation of certain areas like the amygdala and release of neurotransmitters. This supports the claim that people get pleasure from reading suspense as it shows the brain's positive response mechanism.

Answer:

B. It explains how the brain responds to reading suspense.