The General Interpretive Area

question 105

Multiple Choice

The general interpretive area

• A) is responsible for predicting future consequences.
• B) is the site of long- term memory storage.
• C) allows us to interpret what is read or heard.
• D) may be damaged by even a small stroke.
• E) is the speech center of the brain.

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Definitions:

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