A car accident damaged areas in Cliff's left temporal and frontal lobes causing him to have difficulties speaking and understanding language. Cliff's disorder is called

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The symptoms described suggest that Cliff has aphasia, which is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain regions responsible for language processing. The left temporal and frontal lobes are critical for language production and comprehension, and damage to these areas can lead to difficulty speaking, understanding written and spoken language, and organizing thoughts verbally. The other options (B: plasticity, C: neurogenesis, D: synapse) are important concepts in brain function and plasticity, but they do not describe Cliff's specific disorder.

A Car Accident Damaged Areas in Cliff's Left Temporal and Frontal