Lesions to which of the following brain regions are likely to impair a person's ability to use social context to guide behavior and to lead to inappropriate social interactions?
A) the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
B) the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
C) the posterior parietal cortex
D) the premotor and supplementary motor cortex

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The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is known to be involved in social decision-making and emotional regulation, and lesions to this area have been linked to difficulties in using social context to guide behavior and inappropriate social interactions. Lesions to the other regions listed have been linked to different deficits, such as impairments in working memory (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex), visuospatial processing (posterior parietal cortex), and motor planning and execution (premotor and supplementary motor cortex).

Lesions to Which of the Following Brain Regions Are Likely