Skye has been having problems with depression. She doesn't have health insurance to see a doctor, but she sees an advertisement for a study being done at the local university. When she meets with one of the scientists, he tells her that the study will require her to have several PET scans. The first one will be done before she takes any medication for her depression, and the rest will be done at regular intervals both while she is taking an antidepressant and after she no longer needs to take an antidepressant. The researchers doing this study are probably
A)evolutionary psychologists.
B)cognitive psychologists.
C)geneticists.
D)behavioural neuroscientists.
E)functionalists.

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Behavioral neuroscientists study the biological basis of behavior, and using PET scans to monitor brain activity before, during, and after medication treatment for depression fits within this field's focus on how brain function affects behavior.

Skye Has Been Having Problems with Depression