The Following Is an Important Technical Advancement in the Study

question 68

Multiple Choice

The following is an important technical advancement in the study of the relationship between the brain and behaviour:

• A) cellular recording device.
• B) computerized dynamic posturography.
• C) the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
• D) the X-ray.

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