A part of David’s brain was damaged in a ski accident. Once he was out of his coma, the doctors noticed that even though he coul

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A part of David’s brain was damaged in a ski accident. Once he was out of his coma, the doctors noticed that even though he coul

d produce words in speech, he couldn’t seem to understand the meanings of the words spoken by others. In this scenario, which of the following areas of David’s brain was damaged that caused this symptom?
(A) fusiform gyrus
(B) motor cortex
(C) Wernicke's area
(D) Broca's area

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Natasha2012 [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T14:10:43+03:00

Hi !

A part of David's brain was damaged in a ski accident. Once he was out of his coma, the doctors noticed that even though he could produce words in speech, he couldn't seem to understand the meanings of the words spoken by others. In this scenario, which of the following areas of David's brain was damaged that caused this symptom?

<em>Wernicke's area</em>