The Purpose of Creating a Sham Lesion Is To

question 116

Multiple Choice

The purpose of creating a sham lesion is to:

• A) destroy a brain area believed to be interfering with normal behavior.
• B) assess the effects of introducing an electrode.
• C) test the stereotaxic map.
• D) create a path for injecting chemicals.

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