According to the research of dr. joseph ledoux, emotional stimuli travel to the brain through both a fast, crude subcortical "low road" and through a slower "high road" for processing by the

The one responsible for processing the emotional stimuli to travel to the brain through both a fast, crude subcortical low road and through a slower high road is the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is the one responsible for being involved with problem solving and decision making.