In a PET Scan,the Most Active Brain Areas "Light Up

question 57

Multiple Choice

In a PET scan,the most active brain areas "light up" with radioactivity when certain activities are performed-for example,seeing,hearing,speaking,reading,or remembering.This suggests that action potentials are interpreted based on the

• A) brain location where they are received.
• B) type of response expected by the body.
• C) type of action potential being received.
• D) sensory location from which they originated.
• E) size of the brain region where they are received.

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