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Jason is participating in a study in which he is placed inside a tube-shaped machine and then asked to look at photographs of people making various facial expressions. the experimenters explain that they are looking at areas of his brain that show increased blood flow, which would indicate higher levels of activity, when he looks at the photographs. the device the researchers are utilizing is a(n):

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The device that the researchers are utilizing is a f MRI. It is a functional magnetic resonance imaging that is used for having to measure an individual’s brain activity. This is a technique that is mostly used because it is safe and it is not non invasive.

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