Technological advances in recent decades have allowed for more direct observation of the brain and nervous system than was ever possible before
This has led to the emergence of neuropsychology, a growing field that has had a number of influential effects on the study of child development. First, define what the field of neuropsychology studies. Then, explain the three new technologies that have helped us observe brain function in individuals: the CT scan, the PET scan, and the fMRI.
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Neuropsychology is an area of study that focuses on the brain and nervous system. Computerized tomography (CT) scans can give computer-enhanced, three-dimensional x-ray images of the brain. With positron emission tomography (PET) scans, clinicians inject radioactive markers in a person's bloodstream and then trace them through the brain as the person engages in certain cognitive tasks. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technology that can detect changes in the rate of metabolism in smaller areas of the brain.
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a. Britain b. China c. India d. the U.S.
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a. altruism. c. empathy. b. autonomy. d. emotionalism.
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