A lesion in the Broca's area of the brain would MOST likely result in which of the following deficits?
Loss of sensory perception
Impaired comprehension of language
Difficulty in speech production
Inability to recognize faces
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Corpora quadrigemina
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Cerebellum
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Medulla oblongata: Controls respiration and cardiovascular reflexes
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Cerebellum
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Sense organs
Internal organs
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Schwann cells
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Astrocytes
Microglia
A lesion in the Broca's area of the brain would MOST likely result in which of the following deficits?
Loss of sensory perception
Impaired comprehension of language
Difficulty in speech production
Inability to recognize faces
Which part of the brain is involved in the regulation of sexual behaviour?
Corpora quadrigemina
Only hypothalamus
Limbic system and hypothalamus
Cerebellum
