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vicotolentino · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Speech starts with decisions as to what will be said and can involve our current or past perceptions. The brain regions that are responsible for having something to say would be those located

A) in the primary motor cortex.
B) distal to the hippocampus.
C) in the posterior portions of the occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes.
D) on either side of the corpus callosum.
E) in the anterior portions of the cerebral hemispheres.

Question 2

The left hemisphere is better than the right hemisphere at

A) recognizing the emotional tone in a voice.
B) assembling a narrative of what we want to say. C) perceiving spatial relationships.
D) production and analysis of speech.
E) controlling speech sounds that comprise prosody.

shewald78 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C
Rationale: The brain regions that are responsible for having something to say would be those located in the posterior portions of the occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Rationale: The left hemisphere is better than the right hemisphere at production and analysis of speech.