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Equipotentiality is a theory initially put forth by Karl Lashley in 1930. His theory suggested that the capacity of any part of a functional area in the brain could carry out functions lost by the destruction of other parts of the brain with or without a loss of efficiency. He stated that the capacity for equipotentiality can vary from one brain area to another, and that it is more applicable to association areas than other brain areas.[2] This suggests that the capacity for equipotentiality may not be activated until there has been some kind of damage to the brain. Lashley proposed that the cortex functions as a whole, and that the contributions of different parts of a specialized area are qualitatively the same, allowing for other parts of that area to compensate for any damage within the area.[3]