For each case study, state which ONE brain area you think has been impacted AND justify why you chose that answer. Only ONE brain area in each patient has been affected. Some brain areas serve more than one function, but you should choose the ONE brain area that BEST matches the symptoms.

Amygdala

Hypothalamus

Cerebellum

Medulla

Corpus callosum

Occipital lobe

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Hippocampus

Temporal lobe

1. Dwight appears to have damaged the part of his brain regulating spatial recognition. Although he never had trouble judging distance before, his family reports that he now walks into furniture because he misjudged how far away he was from it. He has also bumped the cart of the person in front of him at the grocery store check-out line more than once because he couldn't gauge how far up to move his cart.

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2. Stanley recovered from a viral infection that appears to have damaged a portion of his brain relating to memory. Although he is able to carry out activities that involve muscle memory,like walking, carrying on a polite conversation, or playing the piano, he doesn't seem to be ableto form new memories. For example, he doesn't know what year it is, how old he is, or even remembers meeting someone 5 minutes earlier.

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