When asked to point to the picture of "what we drive," the stroke patient points to the picture of the apple rather than the car, illustrating that the stroke damaged
A)the somatosensory cortex.
B)Broca's area.
C)Wernicke's area.
D)the corpus callosum.

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The stroke likely damaged Wernicke's area, which is responsible for the comprehension of speech and language. This would explain why the patient incorrectly associates the word "drive" with an unrelated object like an apple, indicating a difficulty in understanding language rather than a problem with motor skills or speech production.

When Asked to Point to the Picture of "What We