Malcolm hates watching dubbed movies because the soundtrack doesn't correspond with the images of the actors' faces when they speak.Malcolm finds this distracting because his brain's ___ cannot integrate auditory and visual information as easily in dubbed movies as it can normally.

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Association areas in the auditory cortex are responsible for integrating auditory and visual information. The mismatch between the soundtrack and the actors' faces would make it more difficult for this integration to occur, leading to distraction for someone like Malcolm. The primary auditory cortex (A) and tonotopic cortex (B) are not as directly involved in this process. The thalamus (C) does receive and transmit sensory information, but it is not specifically responsible for integrating auditory and visual information.

Malcolm Hates Watching Dubbed Movies Because the Soundtrack Doesn't Correspond