Instructions:You will be given 5 research or clinical scenarios. For each, you must choose which tool from neuropsychology and neuroscience is best suited to the problem. Select only one tool for each scenario. You must also explain why the tool is best suited to the task relative to the non-chosen tools.

Respond in the text box provided.

Your tools are as follows:

1. Neuropsychological exam;
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
3. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI);
4. Positron Emission Tomography (PET);
5. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS);
6. Single-unit recording;
7. Electroencephalography (EEG);
8. Magnetoencephalography (MEG);
9. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS);
10. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

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You are a neurosurgeon implanting a DBS electrode into the subthalamic nucleus of a patient with Parkinson's disease. To do this, you must first reliably identify the boundaries of the STN. Which tool should you use (select only one, Why You are a neurosurgeon implanting a DBS electrode into the subthalamic nucleus of a patient with Parkinson's disease. To do this, you must first reliably identify the boundaries of the STN. Which tool should you use (select only one, Why

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