Among the early advances in behavioral neuroscience was the observation by Paul Broca that
A) a patient who had damage to the left hemisphere could only speak a single word
B)humans and animals have radically different neural organization
C) a patient who had damage to the right temporal lobe could not speak a single word
D) humans have no single area of the brain dedicated to language behavior

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Paul Broca discovered that damage to a specific area in the left hemisphere (later named Broca's area) could severely impair a person's ability to produce speech, leading to conditions such as Broca's aphasia where the patient might only be able to speak in very limited terms or a single word.

Among the Early Advances in Behavioral Neuroscience Was the Observation