Patient J.G. has temporal lobe damage. While this has not affected his ability to locate sounds, he has difficulty recognizing sounds. This case provides evidence for _____.
A) the Jeffress model of auditory localization
B) what and where pathways in audition
C) the existence of separate subcortical structures
D) how and where pathways in audition

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The case of J.G. illustrates the concept of "what and where" pathways in audition, where the "what" pathway is involved in recognizing sounds (which J.G. has difficulty with), and the "where" pathway is involved in locating sounds (which remains unaffected in J.G.). This distinction mirrors the visual system's "what" (object recognition) and "where" (location and motion) pathways, suggesting a similar functional division in the auditory system.

Patient JG