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Psychologists have developed many ways to study the brain. A psychologist called Penfield used a method called the Montreal procedure to study the cortex. The method involved gently stimulating parts of the cortex with electricity. Participants were asked to describe any sensations that they experienced.
Outline early brain development.
Discuss the appropriateness of Penfield's method to investigate the brain before birth and during the early years of life.
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