Johannes Müller proposed
A) an important role for natural selection in the evolution of behavior.
B) that language is a function of the right hemisphere.
C) that the brain is divided into different functional areas with each receiving signals from a different set of nerves.
D) that the pineal body allows the brain to control the mind.
E) that the heart is the seat of thought and emotion.

Question

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Müller proposed the doctrine of specific nerve energies, which states that each nerve fiber is specific to a certain type of sensory information and that the brain is divided into different functional areas with each receiving signals from a different set of nerves. This idea was a major contribution to our understanding of sensory processing in the brain. None of the other options accurately reflect Müller's contributions.

Johannes Müller Proposed