A key advantage of a reversible brain lesion is that

A) axons of passage are not affected by reversible procedures.
B) each animal can serve as its own control.
C) cell bodies are not affected by reversible procedures.
D) such lesions affect brain tissue near the tip of the lesion device.
E) the method does not damage adjacent glial cells.


Answer: B
Rationale: A key advantage of a reversible brain lesion is that each animal can serve as its own control.

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