A patient has severe motor learning deficits. These deficits likely involve damage to which of the following areas?
A. Motor cortex, cingulate cortex, and thalamus
B. Parietal cortex, temporal cortex, and ventral striatum
C. Motor cortex, parietal cortex, and ventral striatum
D. Parietal cortex, cingulate cortex, and thalamus
ANS: C
Rationale: The learning of a motor sequence involves the motor and parietal cortex and the ventral striatum. The representation of a learned sequence is located in the supplementary motor area and in the putamen/globus pallidus. The ability to adjust movements to adapt to the environment involves the cerebellum and parietal and motor cortices.
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