A physician suspects that a patient has a subtle form of brain damage that has not shown up on brain scans. The symptoms include apathy, overeating, reduced capacity to use language, and loss of orientation to time and place
A referral is made to a neuropsychologist. Which part of the brain might the neuropsychologist suspect has been damaged?
a) parietal lobes
b) corpus callosum
c) cerebellum
d) frontal lobes
d
Psychology
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Which of the following statements is correct, according to the chapter?
a. The mental skills of the left hemisphere are superior to those of the right hemisphere. b. In normal brains, the left and right hemispheres cooperate naturally in everyday activities. c. The mental skills of the right hemisphere are superior to those of the left hemisphere. d. The left hemisphere and the right hemisphere are exactly the same.
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