A woman has a brain tumor that requires surgery, and her surgeon wants to make sure to avoid nearby brain structures that are used to process language.
The surgeon thus needs to be able to assess the woman while she is processing language information, in order to pinpoint the relevant areas while they are working. Which of the following assessment methods would be most appropriate for this purpose?
a) fMR
b) CT scan
c) ERPs
d) Standard MRI
Question 2
A man involved in an automobile accident suffers retrograde amnesia as a result of head injury. According to Ribot's Law, which information should he have the most trouble remembering?
a) Events that occurred immediately before the acciden
b) Events that occurred immediately after the accident
c) Events that occurred a few days before the accident
d) Events that occurred a month or more before the accident
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