Lauren recently began having difficulty interpreting the prosody of others' speech, understanding sarcasm, and understanding proverbs.She likely has a lesion in her
A)right hemisphere.
B)left parietal lobe.
C)Broca's area.
D)Wernicke's area.

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Difficulties with interpreting prosody, sarcasm, and proverbs are all associated with right hemisphere lesions. Lesions in the left parietal lobe, Broca's area, and Wernicke's area would result in deficits related to language production and comprehension, but not necessarily prosodic and pragmatic language skills.

Lauren Recently Began Having Difficulty Interpreting the Prosody of Others