Dr Burke Performs a Neurological Examination on His Patient Ishmael

Multiple Choice

Dr. Burke performs a neurological examination on his patient Ishmael. At one point he asks Ishmael to smile, but Ishmael produces only a crooked smirk. At the end of the examination, Ishmael tells Dr. Burke a humorous story, at which point Ishmael smiles ear-to-ear. Dr. Burke suspects that Ishmael suffered damage to his ____. ​

A) motor cortex
B) amygdala
C) basal ganglia
D) cerebellum