Phineas Gage lacked _____ because of the damage to his prefrontal cortex.
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Multiple Choice
In the condition called _____, a person with damage to the right parietal and occipital lobes of the cortex will ignore everything in the left visual field.
A
Broca's aphasia
B
soma
C
spatial neglect
D
Wernicke's aphasia
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Identify the key terms in the problem: 'damage to the right parietal and occipital lobes' and 'ignore everything in the left visual field'.
Understand that the right parietal and occipital lobes are involved in processing spatial information and visual perception.
Recognize that damage to these areas can lead to a condition where the individual is unaware of objects or events in the left side of their visual field.
Recall that this condition is known as 'spatial neglect', which is a common result of such brain damage.
Differentiate 'spatial neglect' from other conditions like 'Broca's aphasia' and 'Wernicke's aphasia', which are related to language processing and not spatial awareness.
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