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Collmarie

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The ________ is a device that takes advantage of the changing magnetic fields produced by the electrical activity of the brain to produce a record of neural activity in the awake brain.
 
  A) neuromagnetometer
  B) magnetic resonance imaging scanner
  C) electroencephalogra ph
  D) transcranial magnetic stimulator
  E) micromyograph

Question 2

Measurements of the relative activity of immediate early genes is useful in that
 
  A) these genes rarely change their activity level.
  B) immediate early genes fluoresce when active.
  C) immediate early genes control glucose utilization.
  D) the presence of an early gene product in the cell nucleus is a marker of neuron activation.
  E) one can trace circuits of serial activation.



javimendoza7

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Rationale: Measurements of the relative activity of immediate early genes is useful in that the presence of an early gene product in the cell nucleus is a marker of neuron activation.



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