Tierney Uses Neuroscientific Testing Methods to Examine the Underlying Brain

question 38

Multiple Choice

Tierney uses neuroscientific testing methods to examine the underlying brain structures and systems that support language. Her discipline would most accurately be described as

• A) cognitive neuroscience.
• B) linguistic neurology.
• C) neurolinguistics.
• D) psycholinguistics.

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