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Studying the Brain

Brain lesions

Brain lesions

Though brain damage is deeply unfortunate, it can help researchers to understand more about the function of different parts of the brain. This image shows the location of a brain lesion on the left hemisphere which caused the patient to experience partial paralysis on their right bicep.

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