Fernando is watching the red Ferrari as it leads the race. If we had a PET scan of his brain during this time, we would most likely see ______.
A. the entire occipital lobe highly activated
B. area V4 active when he was searching for the red car and area V5 active when he was attending to the speed of the car
C. area V5 active when he was searching for the red car and area V4 active when he was attending to the speed of the car
D. only one area of the occipital lobe active regardless of which aspect of the car he was attending to
Answer: B
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