Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 49

Short Answer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Giovanni da Verrazano

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Definitions:

Electrical Stimulation of the Brain

A technique used in neuroscience to activate or study specific brain areas through direct electrical currents.

Computerised Tomography

A medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.

Positron Emission Tomography

A diagnostic imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes.

Stereotaxic Lesioning

Stereotaxic lesioning is a neurosurgical method used to intentionally damage or destroy specific areas of the brain in experiments or treatment.