Which of the following individuals would be most likely to experience the most severe and permanent disruptions in language abilities following a brain injury?
A) an adult whose injury is to the left hemisphere of the brain
B) an adult whose injury is to the right hemisphere of the brain
C) a child whose injury is to the left hemisphere of the brain
D) a child whose injury is to the right hemisphere of the brain

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For most people, and for nearly all right-handed people, language is heavily lateralized in the left hemisphere. Consequently, damage to this region of the brain often results in a severe and sometimes complete inability to speak or understand language, especially if the damage occurs in adulthood, when the brain has lost most of its plasticity.

Which of the Following Individuals Would Be Most Likely to Experience