DrStoughton Is Treating a Patient with a Head Injury

Dr.Stoughton is treating a patient with a head injury.This patient seems unable to understand the questions that Dr.Stoughton is asking.Prior to the head injury the patient had no trouble understanding spoken language.If the head injury caused damage to the patient's cerebral cortex, the area that was most likely damaged would be:

A) Wernicke's area
B) the prefrontal cortex
C) the reticular formation
D) Broca's area

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