A Lesion Is

question 157

Multiple Choice

A lesion is

• A)an electrode that is placed in the brain to stimulate neurons.
• B)an electrode that is placed in the brain to record neural activity.
• C)a portion of the brain that has been purposefully damaged.
• D)a doughnut-shaped device used to produce an image of the brain.
• E)an image generated by a PET scan.

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Definitions:

Brain Regions

Specific areas within the brain responsible for different functions, such as memory, emotion, motor control, and sensory perception.

Damage

Physical harm caused to something in such a way that it is impaired or its value is decreased.

Secondary Somatosensory Cortex

A region of the brain involved in the processing of sensory information from the body, contributing to the perception of touch, proprioception, and pain.

Pitch

A perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale, or more commonly, the perception of how high or low a sound is.