Penfield's Claim That the Brain Records the Past Like a "Strip

question 40

Multiple Choice

Penfield's claim that the brain records the past like a "strip of movie film, complete with sound track" is an exaggeration since

• A)memories are stored in auditory images only, not visual ones.
• B)memories are stored in visual images only, not auditory ones.
• C)many events never get past sensory or short-term memory.
• D)no long-past forgotten memories have ever been elicited through brain stimulation, only recently stored memories.

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