Patient DF suffers from a severe form of visual agnosia after carbon monoxide poisoning. She is unable to consciously judge the orientation of a slot when asked to align a card and a slot, but she is still able to perform an action related task ("post the letter") which is consistent with which of the following statements?
a. Both the temporal lobe and the parietal lobe seem to be able to operate without conscious awareness.
b. The parietal lobe seems to be able to operate without conscious awareness.
c. The temporal lobe seems to be able to operate without conscious awareness.
d. Conscious awareness seems to be a function of speech.
Answer: b. The parietal lobe seems to be able to operate without conscious awareness.
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