Which early approach to brain localization was used by physicians like Paul Broca, and was more scientific than phrenology?
A) using electricity to stimulate different brain regions
B) surgically removing brain regions
C) studying the behavior of patients who had experienced brain injuries
D) studying the shape and size of the human skull
Answer: C
Rationale: An early approach to studying brain localization was to study how specific brain injuries, such as strokes, affected behavior. Paul Broca famously discovered that patients with damage to a specific brain region lost the ability to speak. He therefore concluded that language production was located in that region, which is known as Broca's area.
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