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javeds

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on: Jun 20, 2018
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.


frogdreck123456

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d


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