German surgeons, Fritsch and Hitzig, found that when they stimulated the exposed cortex on injured soldiers that the soldiers would occasionally move an arm or leg when a certain location was touched. Which area of the brain had Fritsch and Hitzig discovered?

German surgeons, Fritsch and Hitzig, found that when they stimulated the exposed cortex on injured soldiers that the soldiers would occasionally move an arm or leg when a certain location was touched. Which area of the brain had Fritsch and Hitzig discovered?




A) motor cortex
B) hippocampus
C) Broca's area
D) somatosensory cortex
E) cerebellum


Answer: A