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Ainsley is participating in a study that aims to determine whether the occipital cortex becomes more active in response to moving versus stationary stimuli. when she arrives at the lab, she ingests a "tracer" and then enters the scanning machine. what type of brain imaging is most likely being conducted in this study? computerized tomography (ct) scan electroencephalograph (eeg) magnet resonance imaging (mri) positron emission tomography (pet)

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User Quincey
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I believe the answer is: positron emission tomography (PET)

To use PET scan, the medical professional need to inject the patient with radiotracer for imaging purposes.
positron emission tomography (PET) is used to observe/analyze the metabolic process in our body as a form of diagnostic tools
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