Paul Broca Performed an Autopsy of the Brain of a Patient

question 61

Multiple Choice

Paul Broca performed an autopsy of the brain of a patient who had been unable to speak after suffering a stroke. Broca concluded that

• A) the control of speech is a function of the left hemisphere.
• B) the pineal body controls speech production.
• C) damage to the right hemisphere impairs speech.
• D) muscle atrophy after a stroke is the result of a fluid pressure drop in the ventricles.
• E) the corpus callosum is critical for speech production.

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