An individual who could trace a picture of a bicycle with his or her finger but could not recognize it as a bicycle is most likely to have sustained damage to the .
A)visual association area
B)primary visual area
C)lateral geniculate body
D)calcarine cortex

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The visual association area is responsible for interpreting and giving meaning to visual information. In this case, the individual can perceive the image of a bicycle, but cannot recognize it as such, suggesting a deficit in visual interpretation that might be attributed to damage to the visual association area. The primary visual area (B), lateral geniculate body (C), and calcarine cortex (D) are involved in the initial processing of visual information, but not necessarily in the recognition of visual objects.

An Individual Who Could Trace a Picture of a Bicycle