Coin-shaped electrodes are pasted onto Miranda's scalp, and they are connected by wires to a machine that translates the electrical energy from her brain into wavy lines on a monitor. Miranda's brain is being studied with the help of ________
a. positron-emission tomography.
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging.
c. transcranial direct current stimulation.
d. an electroencephalogram.
Answer: d
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