6.6: Post-mortem examinations

Question 1

Explain two issues with using post-mortem examinations to localise function in the brain (4 marks)

Answer 1

One issue with using post-mortem examinations to localise function in the brain is that the research is conducted on a dead person, so there is no brain activity measured

Question 2

Explain two issues with using post-mortem examinations to localise function in the brain (4 marks).
One issue with using post-mortem examinations to localise function in the brain is that the research is conducted on a dead person, so there is no brain activity measured.

Another issue with using post-mortem examinations

Answer 2

Another issue with using post-mortem examinations is with comparing function before death, because generally there will be no information on how an individual functioned before they died