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. 2016 Jun 15;90(6):1151-1153.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.05.014.

Human Lesion Studies in the 21st Century

Ralph Adolphs  1
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Human Lesion Studies in the 21st Century

Ralph Adolphs. Neuron. .

Abstract

The study of patients with brain lesions has made major historical contributions to cognitive neuroscience. Here I argue for an increased investment in modern lesion mapping, complementing fMRI studies and laying the conceptual and analytic foundations for future techniques that could experimentally manipulate human brain function.

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