In O'Craven,Downing,and Kanwisher's (1999)study,participants viewed a series of pictures consisting of faces superimposed on houses.Which statement BEST summarizes the results of the study?
A) Only the parahippocampal place area became active,regardless of the participant's focus.
B) Only the fusiform face area became active,regardless of the participant's focus.
C) The parahippocampal place area and fusiform face area both always became active.
D) The active region varied,depending on whether the participant attended to faces or houses.

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The study found that the active region varied depending on whether the participant attended to faces or houses. Specifically, the fusiform face area became active when participants were attending to faces, and the parahippocampal place area became active when they were attending to houses. Therefore, choice D is the correct summary.

In O'Craven,Downing,and Kanwisher's (1999)study,participants Viewed a Series of Pictures Consisting