If You Looked at MRI Results of Brain Activity of Younger

question 109

Multiple Choice

If you looked at MRI results of brain activity of younger and older adults while viewing positive images, you would expect that brain activity would be relatively ___________ for older adults in the area of the brain called the ____________.

• A) lower; amygdala
• B) lower; prefrontal cortex
• C) higher; amygdala
• D) higher; prefrontal cortex

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