patient who is admitted to the hospital after a stroke suffers from the following symptoms: episodes of intense, unexplainable f
ear; difficulty speaking and reading aloud and blindness in his right visual field . Using the terms below, explain which brain structures you predict might have be affected by the stroke, and why you think those brain structures were affected: Brainstem, Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Occipital Lobe, Broca's Area
The fear is caused by the restriction of blood flow to the reticular system of the brainstem. This affects the amygdala that is connected to the hypothalamus, which are part of the diencephalon. The difficulty in speaking is caused by damage to Borca's area in the frontal lobe. Blindes in the right visual field is caused by damage to the right occipital lobe.
B. irrelevant evidence. a claim would be something that hasn’t been proven yet, so if it is accurate according to studies from the source, it just doesn’t matter
