A person who experiences damage to the motor cortex from a stroke in the right hemisphere is likely to
A) not be able to walk at all because he will be paralyzed from the waist down.
B) have some paralysis in the left side of his body.
C) not be able to understand anything you say to him.
D) have some paralysis on the right side of his body.

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The motor cortex controls voluntary movements, and each hemisphere of the brain controls the opposite side of the body. Therefore, damage to the motor cortex in the right hemisphere would likely result in some level of paralysis or motor function impairment on the left side of the body.

A Person Who Experiences Damage to the Motor Cortex from a Stroke