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1
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What is a post-mortem examination?

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Examining the brain usually after death usually within people who have a rare disorder and an unusually deficit in mental processes

2
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What are post- mortems vital in?

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Establishing early processes in the brain

3
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What did Paul and Wernicke rely on?

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Post mortems to make links between language, brain and behaviour

4
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What do they improve?

A

Our medical knowledge

5
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What ethical issue do they raise?

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Consent