Ablation is a procedure in which _________. a. electrodes on the scalp are used to measure changes in brain activity. b. a particular area of the brain is removed or destroyed. c. an electromagnetic pulse is used to temporarily disrupt brain activity. d. a radioactive isotope is injected into the bloodstream and traced through the brain.

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The correct answer is

b. a particular area of the brain is removed or destroyed.

Explanation:

Ablation in the brain or brain lesioning is the surgical scaring and destroying by diverse methodologies to cure or medically take care of psychological or neurological disorder. The brain lesions of ablative procedure are irreversible. Ablative procedure in the brain was introduced by the french physiologist, Pierre Flourens (1774 - 1867). Ablative brain surgery is ussed as a tool for neurological research.