Brent Is Taking Part in an Experiment in a Cognitive

question 196

Multiple Choice

Brent is taking part in an experiment in a cognitive neuroscience lab on campus.Silently,he reads rapid sequences of words flashed on a computer screen.The electrical activity of his brain is simultaneously recorded through skull electrodes.The brain-scanning technique used in this study is:

• A) computerized axial tomography (CAT).
• B) electroencephalography (EEG).
• C) positron emission tomography (PET).
• D) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

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Definitions:

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PTSD

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Reexperiencing

The involuntary reliving of traumatic events, often a symptom of PTSD.

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