After a stroke, Mr. Larkin’s ability to produce fluent speech remains intact. However, he seems unable to understand speech. Because he cannot understand his own words as he speaks them, his speech tends to be nonsensical and often includes made-up words. The stroke appears to have damaged ______’s area in the left ______ lobe.
a. Broca; frontal
b. Broca; temporal
c. Wernicke; frontal
d. Wernicke; temporal
Ans: D
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