Each of the following contributions led to the establishment of the neuron doctrine EXCEPT:
A)Golgi's silver method.
B)Purkinje's description of the first nerve cell.
C)Thorndike's observation of adaptive response.
D)Brodmann's cortical maps.

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Thorndike's observation of adaptive response focused on behavioral psychology and did not contribute to the establishment of the neuron doctrine, which refers to the idea that neurons are individual cells that communicate with each other to transmit information in the nervous system. The other choices, Golgi's silver method, Purkinje's description of the first nerve cell, and Brodmann's cortical maps, all directly contributed to the understanding and acceptance of the neuron doctrine.

Each of the Following Contributions Led to the Establishment of the Neuron