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haleyc112

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In cases of Rasmussen's syndrome, the complete removal of the cortex of one hemisphere during childhood:
 
  a. saves the child's life at the expense of intelligence and mobility.
 b. has been discontinued due to its poor record of reducing seizures.
 c. demonstrates that we only need about 10 percent of our brain for normal functioning.
  d. significantly reduces seizures while producing relatively mild side effects.

Question 2

Lateralization refers to the
 
  a. localization of a function to one hemisphere or the other in the brain.
 b. localization of a function to one of the lobes of the brain.
 c. tendency for important functions to be localized in areas away from the midline of the brain.
 d. tendency for both the human brain and body to be quite symmetrical.


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pratush dev

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a


haleyc112

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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