A Researcher Wants to Obtain a "Movie" of Changes in the Activity

question 229

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to obtain a "movie" of changes in the activity of the brain using images from different time periods. Which of these would be the BEST choice for this researcher?

• A) electroencephalography (EEG)
• B) computed tomography (CT)
• C) positron emission tomography (PET)
• D) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

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