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.
Ans: a
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