If a patient with cerebellar damage is asked to throw darts while wearing a pair of glasses that shift the vision to the right, the patient will most likely:
A)learn to adjust movements leftward to compensate for the visual shift.
B)begin throwing farther and farther to the right on successive throws.
C)fail to show any adaptation to compensate for the visual shift.
D)learn to adjust movements rightward to compensate for the visual shift.

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Patients with cerebellar damage typically have difficulty with motor learning and adaptation, so they would likely fail to adjust their movements to compensate for the visual shift caused by the glasses.

If a Patient with Cerebellar Damage Is Asked to Throw