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> Thus they determined that the brain does not operate like a set of switches, as we used to think

Nobody thinks that. Not even in neuroscience. Karl Lashley's experiments with cats happened well before the 50s and he concluded that there is no specific place where memories and learning are formed. We know that some areas specialize in mainly doing one thing or another




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