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    Eibhleann Moore

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      1. ten minutes before the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) injection (used to produce coloured images of the different levels of brain activity,) each participant were given practice trials on a continuous performance task (CPT.)
    • 2)the task was started 30 seconds before the FDG injection, so that initial task novelty would not affect the results of the PET scan
    • 3) the FDG tracer was injected into each participant.
    • 4) the FDG was taken up by the brain for a 32-minute period during which the participant completed a CPT.
    • 5) the participant was then transferred to a PET scanner where the brain was scanned in 10mm horizontal slices using the cortical peel and box technique.