When the FMRI Technique Is Used in Studying Language Comprehension

question 33

Multiple Choice

When the fMRI technique is used in studying language comprehension,

• A) both the left and the right hemisphere are active, though their functions are somewhat different.
• B) people's responses occur so quickly that the fMRI is not especially useful.
• C) the results reveal that people who have experienced strokes show remarkably normal patterns of brain activity.
• D) the results reinforce the conclusion that language tasks are handled exclusively by the left hemisphere.

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