Josiah is trying to speak to his wife, but his speech is very slow and labored, often with jumbled sentence structure. Josiah may have damage to which area of the brain?
A. Broca's area
B. Parahippocampal place area (PPA)
C. Extrastriate body area (EBA)
D. Wernicke's area
Answer: A
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