Temporary inactivation of an area in the human cortex that is analogous to area V5 in the primate brain would be expected to
A) improve facial recognition.
B) impair perception of movement.
C) alter color perception.
D) impair facial recognition.
E) impair object identification.

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Area V5 in the primate brain, also known as the middle temporal area (MT), is specialized in processing visual motion information. Therefore, temporary inactivation of the analogous area in the human cortex would be expected to impair perception of movement.

Temporary Inactivation of an Area in the Human Cortex That