When Researchers Are Interested in Making a Lesion in a Specific

question 21

Multiple Choice

When researchers are interested in making a lesion in a specific area of the brain,they can

• A) surgically remove the area.
• B) destroy the area with electricity.
• C) produce a lesion with cold or heat.
• D) destroy the area with chemicals.
• E) all of these answers are correct.

Understand the regulatory frameworks guiding animal research in neuroscience within the United States.

Understand the functions and importance of the pituitary gland in hormone secretion.

Learn about the blood-brain barrier and substances that can or cannot cross it.

Understand the factors influencing drug passage through the blood-brain barrier.

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