Post mortem examinations
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- Created on: 31-05-22 16:24
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- Post mortem examinations
- The brain is examined after death to try and correlate structural abnormalities/damage to behaviour
- STRENGTH
- P -
Post-mortem evidence was vital in early understanding of
key processes in the brain.
- E - Therefore,
post mortems improve our medical knowledge of the brain
- E -
Broca & Wernicke both relied on post-mortem
examinations to link language and the brain.
- L - This means that they may help generate hypotheses for further study.
- E -
Broca & Wernicke both relied on post-mortem
examinations to link language and the brain.
- E - Therefore,
post mortems improve our medical knowledge of the brain
- P -
Post-mortem evidence was vital in early understanding of
key processes in the brain.
- WEAKNESS
- P - However,
post-mortem evidence lacks validity and generalisability, they rely on small
sample sizes.
- E - They
raise ethical issues of consent from the patient before their death (as special
permission needs to be granted to conduct a post mortem).
- E - Patients
may not be able to provide informed consent; for example HM.
- L - Neuronal changes can occur during and after death due to decay or trauma. This means that generalisation and causation can be an issue.
- E - Patients
may not be able to provide informed consent; for example HM.
- E - They
raise ethical issues of consent from the patient before their death (as special
permission needs to be granted to conduct a post mortem).
- P - However,
post-mortem evidence lacks validity and generalisability, they rely on small
sample sizes.
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