Paul Broca Performed an Autopsy of the Brain of a Patient

Multiple Choice

Paul Broca performed an autopsy of the brain of a patient who had been unable to speak after suffering a stroke. Broca concluded that

A) the control of speech is a function of the left hemisphere.
B) the pineal body controls speech production.
C) damage to the right hemisphere impairs speech.
D) muscle atrophy after a stroke is the result of a fluid pressure drop in the ventricles.
E) the corpus callosum is critical for speech production.