Lashley Made Lesions on the Cortices of Rats in His

question 125

Multiple Choice

Lashley made lesions on the cortices of rats in his search for the location of memory. He found that:

• A)memory resides in the hippocampus.
• B)small lesions to the temporal lobes produce memory loss.
• C)memory is distributed throughout the brain and not located in any single place.
• D)None of the answers is correct.

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