A physician suspects that a patient has a subtle form of brain damage that has not shown up on brain scans. The symptoms include apathy, overeating, reduced capacity to use language, and loss of orientation to time and place. A referral is made to a neuropsychologist. Which part of the brain might the neuropsychologist suspect has been damaged?

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The symptoms described in the scenario are associated with damage to the frontal lobes of the brain, which are involved in regulating behavior, language, and orientation to time and place. The other options (parietal lobes, corpus callosum, and cerebellum) are not typically associated with these symptoms.

A Physician Suspects That a Patient Has a Subtle Form