Question

Damage to the auditory association cortex can ____

(A) induce deafness.
(B) produce auditory hallucinations similar to those of schizophrenia.
(C) impair the understanding of sound meaning but not impair hearing.
(D) produce auditory-visual synesthesia.
(E) alter the function of the vestibular system.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option C. impair the understanding of sound meaning but not impair hearing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Damage to the human auditory cortex leads to a loss of understanding the meaning or awareness of sound. Ability to reflexively react to sounds stays as unimpaired. The reaction to found is a great function of subcortical processing in the auditory brainstem and midbrain.

This, the correct answer is option c.