Strokes Damaging the Left Side of the Brain Typically Affect

Multiple Choice

Strokes damaging the left side of the brain typically affect ____, as well as physical movement on the right half of the body; whereas strokes occurring within the right hemisphere can ____ in addition to impairing motor movement on the left side of the body.

A) speech and language proficiency; impair judgment and short-term memory
B) impair judgment and short-term memory; speech and language proficiency
C) empathic abilities; increase impulsivity
D) impulsivity; decrease empathic abilities