Patients who have suffered damage to the occipital-parietal pathway (the "where" system)will have difficulties with which of the following tasks?

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The occipital-parietal pathway is responsible for spatial perception and awareness of the location of objects in the environment. Patients with damage to this pathway may have difficulty reaching in the correct direction to retrieve an object, such as a toothbrush on a counter. Visually identifying the toothbrush (option A) would rely on the ventral stream, while describing the function or how to use the toothbrush (options B and D) would rely on language and semantic knowledge.

Patients Who Have Suffered Damage to the Occipital-Parietal Pathway (The