A person in a persistent vegetative state most resembles an animal with experimental lesions to the:
A) premotor cortex.
B) spinal cord.
C) hindbrain.
D) basal ganglia.

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The hindbrain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as respiration and heart rate, similar to the functions maintained in a persistent vegetative state, where higher brain functions are severely impaired or absent.

A Person in a Persistent Vegetative State Most Resembles an Animal