When neuroscientists use PET scans (positron emission tomography),
a. they assess the regions of the brain in which blood flow increases while a person is performing a task.
b. they record the neural impulses from one neuron in the human brain.
c. they stimulate a brain region in a patient who recently had a stroke or tumor.
d. they place electrodes on a person's scalp.
Question 2
According to the discussion of cognitive neuroscience, the PET-scan technique
a. is too dangerous to use with human participants.
b. is currently used when researchers want to test memory; however, it is not adaptable for other cognitive processes.
c. can measure human cognitive processes that are completed within one-tenth of a second.
d. measures blood flow in the brain.
Brain scans showing the white-matter pathways involved in everyday learning:
Anterior and posterior views of the body illustrating the location of various body regions.
The Movius line separates regions of the world where Acheulean hand axes were made from regions wher
Examples of Body Regions and Their Location
The human HLA complex and its different regions.
Regions of the brain