Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

Question

____ involve destroying areas of the brain and then studying the resulting changes in behavior

Answer

Lesion studies involve destroying areas of the brain and then studying the resulting changes in behavior
slide 4: Lesion studies involve destroying areas of the brain and then studying the resulting changes in behavior
EXAMPLE: Not really an intentional study, but phineas gage became a cunt when his frontal lobe got fucked up when a bar went through it. Apparently he was really nice beforehand. Shows how destroying parts of the brain can be studied to see function of a specific region.

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