Results from electrical stimulation and imaging studies of conscious patients suggest that:
A) localizationist theories that posit strict separation of speech comprehension and production are incorrect.
B) localizationist theories that posit strict separation of speech comprehension and production are largely correct.
C) speech areas occupy a smaller proportion of cortical areas than originally thought on the basis of lesion studies.
D) there is surprisingly little variation in the organization of cortical language areas among subjects.

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Electrical stimulation and imaging studies on conscious patients have shown that there is significant overlap between the regions responsible for speech comprehension and production, indicating that strict separation of these functions, as suggested by localizationist theories, is incorrect.

Results from Electrical Stimulation and Imaging Studies of Conscious Patients