Pierre Flourens developed the method of experimental ablation
a. to stimulate the cerebral cortex.
b. to demonstrate the reversibility of brain damage.
c. and began the field of psychophysics.
d. to study the functions of different parts of the brain.
e. to replicate Broca's discovery.
d. to study the functions of different parts of the brain.
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movements and those caused by an object's movements depends on a. the angle of observation. b. the relative speed of the movements. c. the ratio of top-down to bottom-up processing. d. the brain's involvement in moving the eyes. e. visual acuity and saccadic eye movements.
A neurologist examines a patient who cannot see despite any evidence of damage to the eye. The neurologist suspects the patient has brain damage. Which part of the brain would the neurologist hypothesize as the location of the damage?
a) hypothalamus b) parietal lobes c) corpus callosum d) occipital lobes