A cerebrovascular accident patient who is unable to recognize faces and objects but can still visually perceive spatial arrangement of objects most likely has damage to
A) the temporal lobe.
B) the primary visual cortex.
C) the posterior association area.
D) the occipital lobe.

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Damage to the temporal lobe, specifically the fusiform gyrus, can result in prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces) and object agnosia, while still allowing for spatial perception.

A Cerebrovascular Accident Patient Who Is Unable to Recognize Faces