In the Featured Study That Examined the Areas of the Brain

question 19

Multiple Choice

In the Featured Study that examined the areas of the brain that are active during certain cognitive tasks, it was determined that the left and right prefrontal cortex is active during different types of tasks. Which portion is active during which type of task?

• A)The left is active during syllable tasks while the right is active during semantic tasks.
• B)The left is active during semantic tasks while the right is active during syllable tasks.
• C)The left is active during any sort of semantic task while the right is active during self-referring semantic tasks.
• D)The left is active during self-referring semantic tasks, while the right is active during all other semantic tasks.

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