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lb_gilbert

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on: Jun 22, 2018
One of the main limitations of modern brain imaging techniques in the field of abnormal psychology is that
 
  a. very few hospitals in the United States have access to these tools.
  b. they are quite unreliable in their measures.
  c. the images are not of sufficient quality to allow for diagnostic use.
  d. they lack the normative information that would allow them to be used for diagnosis.

Question 2

fMRI is a new and exciting method of imaging brains that is based on the physiological observation that
 
  a. the magnetic properties of neurons change as they release neurotransmitters.
  b. the magnetic properties of blood changes as a function of the level of oxygen it is carrying.
  c. the magnetic resonance of brain regions changes with age and experience.
  d. blood flow can be measured directly by the magnetic properties of the vessels containing the blood.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


lb_gilbert

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

momolu

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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