The case of D.F.provides strong support for Goodale and Milner's theory of the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams.D.F.
A) could respond accurately to things that she did not consciously see.
B) has bilateral damage to her ventral prestriate area.
C) has bilateral damage to her posterior parietal cortex.
D) both A and B
E) both A and C

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D.F.'s case supports Goodale and Milner's theory because she could accurately respond to objects without consciously seeing them (indicating the dorsal stream's function in guiding actions independent of conscious perception) and had bilateral damage to her ventral prestriate area (impairing object recognition and supporting the ventral stream's role in object identification).

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