Nelia is asked to copy a simple drawing. She is able to correctly reproduce many of the details, but the details are not drawn in any particular order. Nelia is showing symptoms typical of someone with damage to the __________.
A) corpus callosum
B) primary motor cortex
C) sensory projection areas
D) prefrontal cortex

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The prefrontal cortex is responsible for organizing and planning tasks, including those involving spatial reasoning and the order in which details are processed. Damage to this area can result in difficulty organizing and executing tasks, such as copying a drawing in the correct sequence.

Nelia Is Asked to Copy a Simple Drawing