In an fMRI study by Datta and DeYoe (2009), participants covertly shifted their attention within a display. This shifting of attention resulted in the activation of _____.
A) the same brain regions because the participant's eyes were not moving
B) the same brain regions because the participant was engaging attention
C) different brain regions because the participant was attending to different locations
D) different brain regions because the participant's eyes were moving

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Covertly shifting attention to different locations within a display would activate different brain regions compared to maintaining attention in the same location. This is because attention has a spatial component and directing attention to different locations involves different neural mechanisms.

In an FMRI Study by Datta and DeYoe (2009), Participants