Suppose Researchers Train a Pigeon to Peck at a Blue

question 102

Multiple Choice

Suppose researchers train a pigeon to peck at a blue disc to obtain food. They then lesion a very small part of its brain and find that the pigeon has forgotten that it needs to peck the blue disc for food. Such a finding would be evidence for:

• A) the theory of equipotentiality.
• B) the Bell-Magendie law of neural specialization.
• C) synaptic plasticity.
• D) the engram.

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