Studies Using FMRI Have Found That Neural Activity in the Medial

question 39

Multiple Choice

Studies using fMRI have found that neural activity in the medial prefrontal cortex ________ when people make self-referential judgments compared to other judgments, suggesting that when we are "at rest" we are engaging in a number of self-referential processes.

• A)increases more
• B)increases less
• C)decreases more
• D)decreases less

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