In One Study Described in Your Textbook, Researchers Used FMRI

In one study described in your textbook, researchers used fMRI to scan the brain of a dead salmon, first while the salmon was instructed to take the perspective of another species, and again during a control task. What conclusion did the researchers draw from the study?

A) There is a distinct brain region associated with perspective-taking.
B) Salmon are capable of empathy.
C) Their data analysis approach, commonly used in fMRI research, is prone to confusing measurement noise with real effects, and producing false-positive results.
D) The researchers concluded that the salmon was not actually dead.