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The Phineas Gage maybe as much a story about the incredible plasticity of the brain and its ability to compensate for loss of specific brain regions, as it is about the localization of specific functions.which theory do you agree with and why ?

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this is a true theory as medical condition such as Alzheimer’s can tie into it
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as it is about the localization of specific functions.

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This is because the pathways of the iron rod as it passed through, helped neurologists to associate these parts of the brain with specific functions. Besides, specific changes in his behaviour after the accident demonstrated the theory of localization of Brain function.

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