Lavinia recently suffered a stroke.Although she can understand the things people are saying to her, she is unable to form words herself.Lavinia most likely experienced damage to
A)Wernicke's area.
B)the prefrontal cortex.
C)the right hemisphere.
D)Broca's area.

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Lavinia's symptoms suggest damage to Broca's area, which is responsible for speech production. The fact that she can still understand language suggests that her Wernicke's area is intact. Damage to the prefrontal cortex or right hemisphere would not typically produce this specific symptom.

Lavinia Recently Suffered a Stroke