Way way back there was an article about the search for an engram(the supposedly spot in the brain for memory) and Lashley began removing brain matter from rats,his discovery was that it was the amount of removed material that was critical to learning and not any designated area. Was Lashley the first to discover that principle? Apparently not. The Africans had knowledge of that through a process called trephining. They were able to assess brain function long before Lashley and Penfield.
Michael J.Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
