Which of the following statements regarding higher brain functions is true?
A. A person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will lose the ability to recognize faces.
B. Both "a person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking" and "a person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will have motor aphasia" are true.
C. A person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking.
D. A person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will have motor aphasia.
E. Both "a person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking" and "a person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will lose the ability to recognize faces" are true.
Answer: C
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