Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben and his colleagues have used fMRI technology to tell if a person is lying. When a person was lying, the
a. front of the brain became more active.
b. back of the brain became more active.
c. brainstem became less active.
d. entire brain became less active.
ANSWER: a
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