You are undergoing a PET scan

The doctor finds that when he asks you questions, the temporal lobe of the brain shows activation, while areas on the somatosensory area of the parietal lobe are activated when your hand is stroked. This association of brain area activation and sensation experienced illustrates
a. sensory gating.
b. sensory assimilation.
c. sensory localization.
d. cerebralization.

ANSWER: c

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