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Low doses of radioactive substances are used in the brain-imaging technique of __________.
Association Areas
Regions of the cerebral cortex that combine sensory and motor information to perform complex cognitive tasks.
Corpus Callosum
A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication and coordination between them.
Phineas Gage
An individual famously studied in neuroscience whose personality changes after a traumatic brain injury helped advance understanding of brain function.
Motor Cortex
An area of the cerebral cortex responsible for devising, managing, and carrying out voluntary muscle movements.
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