An individual suffers damage to the temporal cortex, but maintains an intact parietal cortex. This may result in an inability to:

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Damage to the temporal cortex can result in difficulty recognizing objects and their characteristics, such as size and shape. The intact parietal cortex is not typically responsible for this type of visual processing, but is more involved in spatial awareness and movement control. Therefore, the individual may still be able to step over or go around objects, control eye movements, and reach out and grasp objects, but may have difficulty describing the objects they are seeing.

An Individual Suffers Damage to the Temporal Cortex, but Maintains