Viewing which of the following would activate the extrastriate body area?
A)a leg
B)a face
C)a grassy field
D)a convex shape

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The extrastriate body area is a region of the brain involved in the perception of body parts and movements. Among the given options, a leg would most likely activate this area as it is a body part. Faces would activate the fusiform gyrus for face recognition, a grassy field would activate the parahippocampal gyrus for scene recognition, and convex shapes would activate the lateral occipital complex for object recognition.

Viewing Which of the Following Would Activate the Extrastriate Body