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panfilo

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Explain what is meant by a model of the nervous system.
 
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Identify three contributors to the development of physiology and discuss the implications that their work had for the science of neurophysiology.
 
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Galvarado142

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A model allows us to use a simple mechanism to test the complicated workings of the human brain. Computer programs have been used to simulate human brain function.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Mller argued for the use of experimental methods to study physiology. Helmholtz developed methods and techniques to study the physiology of vision and audition. Flourens developed the technique of experimental ablation, which can provide insight into the functions of brain regions.


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