Observations of People with Aphasia Indicate That

question 137

Multiple Choice

Observations of people with aphasia indicate that

• A) only Broca's area is essential for normal language skills.
• B) language skills depend on proper flow of neural information between the temporal lobes and the motor cortex.
• C) in humans the right hemisphere is dominant in the production and use of language.
• D) Broca's area influences the sensory aspects of language and Wernicke's area influences the motor aspects.
• E) lateralization does not pertain to language ability.

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