When Completing Face Perception or Identity Tasks,fMRI Studies of Autistic

question 55

Multiple Choice

When completing face perception or identity tasks,fMRI studies of autistic children have found that

• A)autistic children can easily recognize faces,but just cannot express this knowledge.
• B)the areas of the brain associated with the identification of faces were not activated.
• C)the fusiform gyrus is overactive,indicating that despite not paying attention to people's faces,these children can identify them.
• D)these children have overactive amygdalae.

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