In the Famous Case of Tan,the Lesion Responsible for His

question 56

Multiple Choice

In the famous case of Tan,the lesion responsible for his aphasia apparently began in the

• A) right temporal lobe, near Gall's organ of acquisitiveness.
• B) right occipital (rear) lobe, near Gall's organ of language.
• C) left frontal lobe, near Gall's organ of verbal memory.
• D) cerebellum, Gall's organ of amativeness.

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