Kourtzi and Kanwisher (2000) used fMRI's to show that "implied motion" stimuli cause
A) greater responses in the MT and MST than "non-implied motion" stimuli.
B) less firing in the MT and MST than "non-implied motion" stimuli.
C) less firing in the amygdala than the "house" pictures.
D) the same amount of firing in the MST as "house" pictures.

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Kourtzi and Kanwisher (2000) found that "implied motion" stimuli caused greater responses in the MT and MST, which are regions of the brain associated with motion processing, compared to "non-implied motion" stimuli. This suggests that the brain processes implied motion in a similar way to actual motion.

Kourtzi and Kanwisher (2000) Used FMRI's to Show That "Implied