Temporary inactivation of an area in human cortex that is analogous to area V5 in 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, also known as the middle temporal area (MT), is responsible for motion perception in both humans and primates. Therefore, temporary inactivation of the analogous area in the human cortex would impair perception of movement.

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