Dr. Burke performs a neurological examination on his patient ...

[student77]

Dr. Burke performs a neurological examination on his patient Ishmael. At one point he asks Ishmael to smile, but Ishmael produces only a crooked smirk. At the end of the examination, Ishmael tells Dr. Burke a humorous story, at which point Ishmael smiles ear-to-ear. Dr. Burke suspects that Ishmael suffered damage to his ____.
 
  a. motor cortex
  b. amygdala
  c. basal ganglia
  d. cerebellum

Question 2

Several months ago, Ambreena suffered moderate brain damage following the surgical removal of a brain tumor. Her husband is perplexed by the fact that she struggles to smile when they are together sharing a happy moment, but when looking at a recent family photograph, he notices a big grin on her face. This indicates that Ambreena suffered damage involving ____.
 
  a. lateralization of the somatosensory cortex
  b. activation of the amygdala
  c. cortical input
  d. subcortical input

[miss.ashley]

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c

[student77]

TYSM

[connor417]

Gracias!