A patient who has a focal brain injury to the human analog of area MT would demonstrate all of the following for visually presented stimuli EXCEPT
A)accurate shape discrimination.
B)accurate velocity discrimination.
C)accurate hue discrimination.
D)accurate object recognition.

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Area MT (middle temporal) is primarily involved in processing motion, so a focal injury here would likely impair velocity discrimination, while other visual functions like shape, hue, and object recognition would remain intact.

A Patient Who Has a Focal Brain Injury to the Human