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Damage to the cerebral cortex may cause loss of A. Pain sensation on the opposite side of the body. B. Reflex thermoregulatory activity. C. Skilled movements in the absence of paralysis. D. Ability to identify an object by its tactile characteristics. E. Vision in one eye only.

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A. False The cerebral cortex is not involved in the conscious appreciation of pain. 

B. False Reflex thermoregulation is organized in the hypothalamus. 

C. True Such loss of skilled movements is called ‘apraxia’. 

D. True This ‘asteriognosia’ results from parietal cortex damage. 

E. False Damage to the visual cortex causes loss of part of the visual field in both eyes.



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