Dr Burke Performs a Neurological Examination on His Patient Ishmael

question 72

Multiple Choice

Dr. Burke performs a neurological examination on his patient Ishmael. At one point he asks Ishmael to smile, but Ishmael produces only a crooked smirk. At the end of the examination, Ishmael tells Dr. Burke a humorous story, at which point Ishmael smiles ear-to-ear. Dr. Burke suspects that Ishmael suffered damage to his ____. ​

• A)motor cortex
• B)amygdala
• C)basal ganglia
• D)cerebellum

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