Ruth is asked to solve a complex word puzzle twenty times in a row while an fMRI scan is being performed. We can anticipate that as Ruth becomes familiar with the puzzle, activity in her ____ will increase.?
a. ?frontal lobe
b. ?hippocampus
c. ?reticular formation
d. ?hypothalamus
ANSWER:
b
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