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Question 1

What studies indicate that human communication-areas of the brain, may not be so unique to human brains as thought before?

Answer 1

1) There are seen changes in electrical potentials associated with vocalization in some brain areas, that are believed to be homologous to human speach areas (Gemba, Miki and Sasaki in 1995).
2) communicative behavior in primates are assosiated with activity in left hemispere.

Question 2

Name some areas in which the human brain has been thought to differ from other animal brains.

Answer 2

1) prefrontal cortex was thougth to be a priviledge to mammals.
2) prefrontal cortex was thought to be bigger in higher mammals. (Fuster, 1980).
3) human speech/commmunication areas was thought to be unique.
4) prefrontal cortex in primates differs cytoarchitectonically from at least some other animals.

Question 3

What are the two main reasons for making comparative neuroanatomy research?

Answer 3

1) Helps to find out which animals could serve as models of which conditions and diseases.

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Question 4

Hvorfor er det iflg Mogensen vigtigt at have en sofistikeret funktionel profil af et forsøgsdyr?

Answer 4

Så man kan gennemskue funktionsnedsættelserne efter en skade, og den funktionelle recovery.