Perception of Prosody Was

question 119

Multiple Choice

Perception of prosody was 

• A)better in patients with left hemisphere damage than patients with right hemisphere damage. 
• B)better in patients with right hemisphere damage than patients with left hemisphere damage. 
• C)not impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage. 
• D)equally impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage.

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Definitions:

Expressive Aphasia

A condition characterized by the loss of the ability to produce language (spoken or written), typically caused by damage to the brain's language areas.

Receptive Aphasia

A language disorder resulting from damage to the brain's language comprehension area, causing difficulty understanding spoken or written language.

Global Aphasia

A severe form of aphasia where individuals lose the ability to understand language, speak, read, or write due to extensive damage to the language areas of the brain.

Traumatic Brain Injury

An injury to the brain caused by an external force, which can lead to temporary or permanent cognitive, physical, or emotional impairments.