Zayrina often gets frustrated when she speaks. Her words are halting, and she has trouble speaking about abstract ideas such as love or justice. Based on this, you can conclude that Zayrina has sustained damage to

A. the Geschwind striatum.
B. Wernicke's area.
C. the hippocampus.
D. Broca's area.


Answer: D

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