A PET-Scan Study That Was Featured in Focus on Neuroscience

question 11

Multiple Choice

A PET-scan study that was featured in Focus on Neuroscience: The Mysterious Placebo Effect demonstrated that a placebo painkiller:

• A)does not relieve pain and does not seem to affect brain regions.
• B)relieves pain but activates different brain areas than genuine painkillers.
• C)actually increases the sensation of pain.
• D)activates the same brain areas as genuine painkillers.