Ten-year-old Bruce moved to a house in the opposite direction from school as his old house. Every day when he left school, he walked in the direction of his old house, not his new one. The difficulty that Bruce was having in keeping himself from travelling the old route home suggests that Bruce may have damage in the ________ of his brain.
A)right hemisphere
B)left hemisphere
C)corpus callosum
D)frontal cortex

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The frontal cortex is involved in decision making, problem-solving, and controlling behavior. Damage here could affect Bruce's ability to adjust his behavior and remember the new route home.

Ten-Year-Old Bruce Moved to a House in the Opposite Direction