Following a stroke, Rahul's grandfather lost the ability to understand when people would ask him questions. In addition, when his grandfather spoke, the words make sense, but the sentences do not. The stroke appears to have damaged which area of the brain?
A) basil ganglia
B) FOXP2
C) Wernicke's area
D) Broca's area
Answer: C
Rationale: Wernicke's area is the area of the brain most associated with finding the meaning of words. Damage to this area results in Wernicke's aphasia, a language disorder in which a person has difficulty understanding the words he or she hears and speaking coherently.
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