Making judgments about a complex metaphor such as the "green lung of the city" activates the neurons of
a. the right superior temporal lobe.
b. the orbitofrontal cortex.
c. Wernicke's area.
d. the posterior language area.
e. the left superior temporal lobe.
Answer: a. right superior temporal lobe.
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