Heilman and colleagues (1982)asked patients to choose the appropriate manual gesture for a given activity,such as slicing a loaf of bread with a knife or unlocking a door with a key.The different gestures were performed by an actor on video.Which of the following best summarizes the results of this study?
A)The patients with frontal lobe lesions performed poorly on this task,whereas the patients with parietal lobe lesions performed well.
B)The patients with parietal lobe lesions performed poorly on this task,whereas the patients with temporal lobe lesions performed well.
C)The patients with parietal lobe lesions performed poorly on this task,whereas the patients with frontal lobe lesions performed well.
D)Both frontal and parietal lobe injuries produced poor performance on this task.

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The study found that patients with parietal lobe lesions (responsible for sensory processing and spatial awareness) performed poorly on the task of choosing appropriate manual gestures for given activities. In contrast, patients with frontal lobe lesions (responsible for planning and decision-making) performed well on this task. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Heilman and Colleagues (1982)asked Patients to Choose the Appropriate Manual