A 69-year-old truck driver presents with a sudden loss of the ability to understand spoken language. This indicates a lesion in the:
a. temporal lobe.
b. Broca area.
c. frontal cortex.
d. cerebellum.
A
The temporal lobe, specifically in the Wernicke speech area, is responsible for the comprehension of spoken and written language.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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