In One Study Described in Your Textbook, Researchers Used FMRI

question 26

Multiple Choice

In one study described in your textbook, researchers used fMRI to scan the brain of a dead salmon, first while the salmon was instructed to take the perspective of another species, and again during a control task. What conclusion did the researchers draw from the study?

• A) There is a distinct brain region associated with perspective-taking.
• B) Salmon are capable of empathy.
• C) Their data analysis approach, commonly used in fMRI research, is prone to confusing measurement noise with real effects, and producing false-positive results.
• D) The researchers concluded that the salmon was not actually dead.

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