Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) to Study Women and Men

question 46

Multiple Choice

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study women and men as they performed a verbal task, researchers found that

• A) the activation patterns of women's and men's brains showed no average difference.
• B) men's right hemispheres and women's left hemispheres were activated during the verbal task.
• C) the cerebellum was more active among men than women, which related to men's better performance in this task.
• D) both women's and men's left hemispheres were activated during the verbal task.

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