The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that
A)speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions.
B)the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions.
C)seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex.
D)focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits.

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Jackson observed that seizures often begin in a localized region of the cortex and then spread, leading him to propose that different parts of the brain have specific functions, indicating a topographical organization.

The Key Observation Leading John Hughlings Jackson to Propose a Topographical