John Was Attending a Party When He Suddenly Started Eating

question 28

Multiple Choice

John was attending a party when he suddenly started eating food from some of the other guestʹs plates and using profane language. Johnʹs son promptly rushed his father to the hospital where it was discovered that he had suffered a stroke. Based on Johnʹs altered behaviors, which area of the brain was most likely damaged by the stroke?

• A) Temporal lobe
• B) Hypothalamus
• C) Corpus callosum
• D) cerebellum
• E) Prefrontal cortex

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