Damage to the Left Hemisphere of the Brain Is Likely

question 186

Multiple Choice

Damage to the left hemisphere of the brain is likely to affect which of the following functions?

• A)language
• B)musical ability
• C)spatial relations
• D)regulation of feelings of happiness and sadness

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex located beneath the temples, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Personality Changes

Alterations in a person's customary patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings, which may result from developmental stages, life experiences, or neurological factors.

Axons

Axons are long, slender projections of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body or soma.

Neuron

A cell of the nervous system that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.