A person with brain damage who said "car" when shown a picture of a "boat" would most likely have damage to
A)the visual cortex.
B)Broca's area.
C)Wernicke's area.
D)the corpus callosum.

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Wernicke's area is responsible for processing and interpreting language, including the meaning of words. Damage to this area can result in difficulty understanding and using language correctly, leading to errors such as calling a boat a car. Damage to the visual cortex (A) would result in difficulty perceiving or recognizing visual stimuli, but would not necessarily affect language functioning. Broca's area (B) is involved in producing speech, not interpreting meaning, and damage here would result in difficulty speaking or writing but not comprehension errors. The corpus callosum (D) is a bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain, and damage to it can result in communication problems between the hemispheres, but not specifically language errors.

A Person with Brain Damage Who Said "Car" When Shown