Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben theorizes that a liar must inhibit telling the truth in order to lie; therefore, an fMRI brain image of the person's brain would show
A)extra brain areas that have been activated.
B)a decrease of brain activity in the frontal lobes.
C)more right hemisphere activity than left hemisphere activity.
D)a decrease in the activity of the limbic system.

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Langleben's theory suggests that lying requires additional cognitive effort to suppress the truth, which would activate extra brain areas involved in this process, as seen on an fMRI.

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben Theorizes That a Liar Must Inhibit Telling