The chapter Prologue describes the story of a young university professor named Asha who suffered a stroke. Even though the stroke disrupted some of Asha's language abilities, she was still able to appreciate music because her _____ was not damaged.
A) corpus callosum
B) left hemisphere
C) right hemisphere
D) amygdala

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The right hemisphere is responsible for processing music and other non-language related functions such as spatial reasoning and creative thinking. Since Asha was still able to appreciate music, her right hemisphere was likely undamaged by the stroke. The other options listed (corpus callosum, left hemisphere, amygdala) are not directly responsible for music processing.

The Chapter Prologue Describes the Story of a Young University