During a Lab Meeting, Your PI Announces That She Will

question 25

Multiple Choice

During a lab meeting, your PI announces that she will start to study brain activity in the lab. The PI describes how the children will be able to do the brain recordings while sitting on their parent's lap and that all recordings will be done in a small room adjacent to your office. What method is your PI most likely talking about?

• A) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
• B) Positron-emission tomography (PET).
• C) Event-related potential (ERP).
• D) It could be any of the above.

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