A technique in which a tiny quartz or glass pipette (smaller in diameter than a human hair) that is filled with conducting fluid and placed on the surface of a neuron so that scientists can study changes in the electrical conditions of that particular neuron is called ________.
A) structural imaging
B) a macroelectrode technique
C) a microelectrode recording technique
D) functional imaging

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The technique described is the microelectrode recording technique. Option A, structural imaging, involves imaging the internal structure of the brain using techniques like MRI and CT scans. Option B, macroelectrode technique, uses much larger electrodes to stimulate or record from multiple neurons at once. Option D, functional imaging, involves measuring changes in blood flow or metabolic activity in the brain, rather than directly recording from individual neurons.

A Technique in Which a Tiny Quartz or Glass Pipette