Patient JB recently suffered a stroke, which affected the FFA of his temporal lobe.What deficit might you expect?
A)unilateral neglect
B)imagery neglect
C)prosopagnosia
D)color amnesia

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Lesions to the fusiform gyrus of the temporal lobe, specifically the right hemisphere, are associated with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. Unilateral neglect refers to a deficit in attending to one side of the body or space, imagery neglect refers to a deficit in visualizing parts of an object or scene, and color amnesia refers to the inability to remember colors.

Patient JB Recently Suffered a Stroke, Which Affected the FFA