Men Often Show More Severe Aphasic Responses Than Women to a Stroke

Multiple Choice

Men often show more severe aphasic responses than women to a stroke in the left hemisphere. Why might this be the case?

A) women do not suffer from aphasia
B) men damage their cortex more severely
C) there is no Broca's area in women
D) language in women may be more bilaterally represented
E) in men, language is lateralized to the right hemisphere