To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a (n):

PET scan

hemispherectomy

CT scan

lobotomy

brain lesions

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Devan Wright

14 November, 16:24

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a (n):

PET scan

hemispherectomy

CT scan

lobotomy

brain lesions

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Oswaldo Tapia · Answer 1

A brain positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test of the brain. It uses a radioactive substance called a tracer to look for a disease or injury in the brain

So the answer is (PET) scan

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a (n):PET scanhemispherectomyCT scanlobotomybrain lesions

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a (n):

PET scan

hemispherectomy

CT scan

lobotomy

brain lesions