PET Scans of People Taken While They Are Solving Problems

question 278

Multiple Choice

PET scans of people taken while they are solving problems have revealed that the brains of highly intelligent people consumed less glucose, suggesting that when compared to the brains of people with average intelligence, their brains were working ______.

• A)less efficiently
• B)differently
• C)more efficiently
• D)with less stimuli

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