Following a stroke, Tamara refused to accept her left arm as her own. She repeatedly asked her doctors to cut it off since it obviously belonged to another person. What part of the brain was damaged in Tamara's stroke that could explain her behavior?
A. anterior cingulate cortex
B. posterior part of the insula
C. somatosensory cortex
D. prefrontal cortex
Answer: B
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