A Key Benefit of the Advent of Brain Imaging Techniques

question 7

Multiple Choice

A key benefit of the advent of brain imaging techniques is that they allow us to

• A) Investigate causational relationships between cognitive processes and brain activity
• B) Investigate aspects of cognition that were previously impossible to observe directly, such as brain areas that are active for seen versus imagined stimuli
• C) Record direct signals of neural activity for differing kinds of stimuli
• D) All of the above

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