The Technique Used by Fritsch and Hitzig in Their Discovery

question 68

Multiple Choice

The technique used by Fritsch and Hitzig in their discovery of an area of the brain known as the motor strip was

• A) experimental ablations from the brains of animals.
• B) careful observation of brain-injured human patients.
• C) observation of human patients recovering from brain surgery.
• D) electrical stimulation of different parts of animals' brains.

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