The Focus on Neuroscience feature "Assembling Memories: Echoes and Reflections of Perception" describes a study in which participants memorized labels for common objects, such as "dog," that were paired with either a picture or a sound. When they retrieved the memory, participants who had memorized the word dog with the sound of a dog barking showed:
A) a high level of activation in the visual cortex.
B) a low level of activation in the visual cortex.
C) a high level of activation in the auditory cortex.
D) a low level of activation in the auditory cortex.

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Participants who had memorized the word "dog" with the sound of a dog barking showed a high level of activation in the auditory cortex because the memory was associated with an auditory cue. This means that the brain was processing the sound of the barking dog in order to retrieve the memory.

The Focus on Neuroscience Feature "Assembling Memories: Echoes and Reflections