Henri is shown a picture of a comb and asked what he sees. He says that he sees "one long line and many small lines running perpendicular to the long line."Based on this observation, one might reasonably conclude that Henri has sustained damage to his __________ lobes.
A) occipital and parietal
B) parietal and temporal
C) frontal and occipital
D) occipital and temporal
E) frontal and temporal

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The occipital lobes are responsible for processing visual information, and damage to these lobes can lead to visual agnosia, a condition in which a person is unable to recognize objects. The parietal lobes are responsible for processing spatial information, and damage to these lobes can lead to spatial neglect, a condition in which a person is unaware of one side of their body. In this case, Henri's inability to recognize the comb as a whole object suggests that he has sustained damage to his occipital lobes.

Henri Is Shown a Picture of a Comb and Asked