When Neuroscientists Use PET Scans (Positron Emission Tomography)

question 87

Multiple Choice

When neuroscientists use PET scans (positron emission tomography) ,

• A) they assess the regions of the brain in which blood flow increases while a person is performing a task.
• B) they record the neural impulses from one neuron in the human brain.
• C) they stimulate a brain region in a patient who recently had a stroke or tumor.
• D) they place electrodes on a person's scalp.

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