2. 外语
  3. In 1810 Gall published the neuroanatomist’s manual Anatomie, correlating variations in character with variations in externa

In 1810 Gall published the neuroanatomist’s manual Anatomie, correlating variations in character with variations in externa

admin2009-05-19  29
问题          In 1810 Gall published the neuroanatomist’s manual Anatomie,
     correlating variations in character with variations in external, craniological
     signs, an approach that depended on three critical assumptions: that the size
     and shape of the cranium reflected the size and shape of the underlying portions
(5)   of the cerebrum, that mental abilities were innate and fixed, and that the
     relative level of development of an innate ability was a reflection of the
     inherited size of its cerebral organ.  On these assumptions, an observed
     correspondence between a particularly well-developed ability and a particularly
     prominent area of the cranium could be interpreted as evidence of the functional
(10)  localization of that ability in the correlative portion of the cerebrum.
          Gall’s approach was abandoned in favor of experiment, his conception of
     fixed, innate faculties replaced by a dynamic, evolutionary view of mental
     development, and his pivotal assumption concerning the relationship of brain to
     cranial conformation rejected, but we cannot overestimate his importance in
(15) linking brain activity to specific cerebral anatomy. Gall’s assumptions may have
     been flawed, but not his scientific logic or rigorous empiricism. In postulating a
     set of innate, mental traits inherited through the cerebral organ, Gall admitted
     differences in aptitude among individuals and between species and thus deviated
     from the tabula rasa view of Condillac.
(20)      Even Gall’s opponent, Flourens, was willing to admit that it was Gall who
     established that the brain serves as the organ of mind. In other respects,
     however, Flourens was highly critical of Gall, and soon provided the first
     experimental demonstration of localization of function in the brain by employing
     ablation to localize a motor center in the front of the brain and motor
(25)  coordination in its rear. Although his treatment of sensation was still rather
     confused, Flourens articulated a clear distinction between sensation and
     perception and localized sensory function within the brain. But with respect to
     the cerebrum, a successive slicing through the brain hemispheres produced
     diffuse damage to all of the higher mental functions—to perception, intellect,
(30)  and will—with the amount of damage varying only with the extent and not the
     location of the lesion. Flourens thus concluded that while sensory-motor
     functions are differentiated and localized sub-cortically, higher mental functions
     such as perception, volition, and intellect are spread throughout the cerebrum,
     operating together with the entire cerebrum functioning in a unitary fashion as
(35)  their exclusive seat.
          As Gall himself observed, ablation was not a method well-suited to the
     discovery of cortical localization. Joined to a strong philosophical belief in a
     unitary soul and an indivisible mind and an uncritical willingness to generalize
     results from lower organisms to humans, Flourens’s results led him to
(40)  challenge Gall’s efforts at localization and to formulate a theory of cerebral
     homogeneity wherein, the cerebrum was the organ of a unitary mind which
     could not be functionally differentiated to the extent Gall suggested.
选项 A、provide a biographical account of the experimental careers of two prominent neuroanatomists
B、examine the correlation between brain activity and consciousness from a neuroanatomical point of view
C、probe the relationship between philosophical views concerning the existence of the unitary soul and attempts to map the brain
D、compare the successes and failures of two different experimental methods in neuroanatomy
E、explore the genesis and evolution of early neuroanatomical theory of the localization of cognitive function
答案E
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Z4kO777K
本试题收录于： GRE VERBAL题库GRE分类
0

GRE VERBAL

GRE

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)