A person suffers a stroke. A blood clot reduced blood flow in the brain. The person is unable to say
words, but is able to read and understand text. Which of the following best explains this person's
problem?
a. The cortex of the cerebellum was affected by the reduced blood flow.
b. The interruption in blood flow affected the corpus callosum.
c. The region of damage was responsible for integration of visual and auditory stimuli.
d. The reduced blood flow damaged Wernicke's area of the temporal lobe.
e. The reduced blood flow damaged Broca's area of the temporal lobe.
E
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