Agnes suffered a stroke that resulted in brain damage. Agnes now speaks in short staccato sentences devoid of function morphemes. Agnes, however, does not have difficulty understanding the meaning of language spoken to her. She probably has suffered damage to the _____ cortex.

A) right prefrontal
B) left frontal
C) left temporal
D) right temporal


B) left frontal

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