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

Question

Lesion studies involve ____

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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