Studies by Peterson and colleagues (1988) using PET scanners to study neural activity of people with healthy brains has shown that the sound of words activates
A) the left posterior temporal lobe (the region of Wernicke's area).
B) the right anterior temporal lobe.
C) Broca's area.
D) both frontal lobes (the region that surrounds Broca's area).
E) all areas of the brain equally.

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The study by Peterson and colleagues found that the sound of words activates the left posterior temporal lobe, which is associated with Wernicke's area, a region involved in language comprehension.

Studies by Peterson and Colleagues (1988) Using PET Scanners to Study