The Primary Contribution of Golgi to the Field of Cognitive

question 10

Multiple Choice

The primary contribution of Golgi to the field of cognitive neuroscience was that he

• A)developed a staining technique that permitted full visualization of individual neurons.
• B)showed experimentally that the nervous system is composed of a net of physically interconnected neuronal units.
• C)discovered that cells in different regions of the cortex also differ in shape and size.
• D)demonstrated that nerves can release chemicals that have an activating effect on nearby muscle cells.

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