Impairment of reading in pure alexia results from damage to the ________ and the ________.
A) posterior corpus callosum; right frontal cortex
B) right visual cortex; anterior fornix
C) left visual cortex; posterior corpus callosum
D) right visual cortex; anterior corpus callosum
E) amygdala; hippocampus

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Pure alexia, also known as word blindness, is a reading disorder that results from damage to the left visual cortex and the posterior corpus callosum. The left visual cortex is responsible for processing visual information from the right visual field, which includes the words on a page. The posterior corpus callosum is the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres and allows for communication between them, which is necessary for integrating information from both sides of the visual field when reading. None of the other answer choices accurately describe the brain regions involved in pure alexia.

Impairment of Reading in Pure Alexia Results from Damage to the ________