One of the Experimental Strengths of Brain-Lesion Methods in Animals

question 36

Multiple Choice

One of the experimental strengths of brain-lesion methods in animals, compared to human neuropsychology, is that

• A)animal work can be truly experimental, whereas with humans we are limited to correlational inferences.
• B)with animal work, we can be confident that the effect of a lesion eliminates the contribution of a single structure.
• C)humans, but not other animals, often develop compensatory strategies to minimize the consequences of a lesion.
• D)with animals, but not humans, we can create temporary "lesions" using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

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