In an effort to devise a method for early detection of Alzheimer's disease, a researcher obtains PET scans of normal individuals and compares them to scans of people with documented symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
What sort of differences is the researcher looking for?
a) Differences in the amount of blood flow to areas of the brain involved in memor
b) Differences in the electrical activity of the brain as a whole
c) Differences in the sensitivity of brain cells to radioactive markers
d) Differences in the degree of hemispheric specialization
A
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What will be an ideal response?
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