Question

Lashley conducted research where he purposely damaged the brains of rats that had learned a task and then tested those rats to see if the brain damage impaired their ability to complete that same task. What was his hypothesis?

Answer 1

Answer:

Equipotentiality Hypothesis

Explanation:

Equipotentiality hypothesis is given by Karl Spence Lashley who discovered that brain has the capacity to transfer functional memory from injured part to the undamaged portion in case of injury. He furthermore suggested that the efficiency of brain to perform complex functions after injury depends on the extent of damage the whole brain has suffered, apart from the portion of injury. Hence, the storage capacity of brain is flexible and depends on the functioning capacity of undamaged parts of the brain after an event of injury.