Which of the following is the only noninvasive brain imaging technique that allows us to infer causation, whereas the other techniques can only correlate brain activation with psychological processes.

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation is the only noninvasive brain imaging technique that allows us to infer causation, by directly manipulating brain activity and observing effects on behavior. The other techniques (magnetoencephalography, electroencephalography, and positron emission tomography) can only correlate brain activation with psychological processes, but cannot establish causality.

Which of the Following Is the Only Noninvasive Brain Imaging