The Key Observation Leading John Hughlings Jackson to Propose a Topographical

question 51

Multiple Choice

The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that

• A)speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions.
• B)the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions.
• C)seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex.
• D)focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits.

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