The view developed by Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, based on the idea that processes like language and memory cannot be localized within circumscribed brain regions, was known as
A)the neuron doctrine.
B)aggregate field theory.
C)rationalism.
D)the law of effect.

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Marie Jean Pierre Flourens' view on brain function was known as aggregate field theory, which denied the existence of localized brain functions and instead proposed that all cognitive processes involve the entire brain as an aggregate field. The neuron doctrine, rationalism, and the law of effect are not relevant to Flourens' view.

The View Developed by Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, Based on the Idea