While watching a documentary on the brain, Janique was intrigued by a case of a brain-injured man who insisted one of his legs wasn't really his and who wouldn't shave the side of his face on the same side as the leg in question. From her biopsychology course, Janique knew the injury was most likely in the ______.

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The symptoms described are indicative of asomatognosia, a condition often associated with damage to the right hemisphere of the posterior parietal lobe. This area of the brain is involved in spatial reasoning and the perception of one's own body.

While Watching a Documentary on the Brain, Janique Was Intrigued