Lindsie participated in an fMRI experiment. The researchers found high activity levels in visual areas when she was looking at an image and high activity in those same areas when she was ________.

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The fact that there was high activity in the visual areas when Lindsie was imagining the image suggests that these areas were involved in generating mental images or mental representations of the image. This is a common finding in fMRI studies of mental imagery. Activity in the visual areas is not typically seen when a person is sleeping, drawing, or speaking.

Lindsie Participated in an FMRI Experiment