While Participants Are Viewing Threatening Images,a Researcher Is Using FMRI

question 258

Multiple Choice

While participants are viewing threatening images,a researcher is using fMRI to create images of their brains' metabolic activity.The researcher should find heightened activation in the:

• A) pons.
• B) hippocampus.
• C) amygdala.
• D) reticular activating system.

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