BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?
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reduced planning abilities
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deafness
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coma
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blindness
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When a stroke affects the occipital lobe only on one side, it can cause blindness on the opposite side of the visual field. For example, a stroke in the left occipital lobe can result in blindness on the right side of the visual field.
Detailed explanation-2: -The occipital lobe is the visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.
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