Skye has been having problems with depression.She doesn't have health insurance to see a doctor,but she sees an advertisement for a study being done at the local university.When she meets with one of the scientists,he tells her that the study will require her to have several PET scans.The first one will be done before she takes any medication for her depression,and the rest will be done at regular intervals both while she is taking an antidepressant and after she no longer needs to take an antidepressant.The researchers doing this study are probably
A) evolutionary psychologists.
B) cognitive psychologists.
C) geneticists.
D) behavioural neuroscientists.

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Behavioural neuroscientists study the biological and physiological processes underlying behavior and mental processes, which could include the use of PET scans to study changes in brain activity. In this case, the study is specifically focused on the effects of antidepressant medication on brain activity, which would fall under the purview of behavioural neuroscience.

Skye Has Been Having Problems with Depression