An 81-year-old man and avid reader had a mild stroke from which he eventually recovered. He did have some residual signs and symptoms, however, such as:
- right-sided homonymous hemianopia (i.e. loss of vision on the right half of the visual field in each eye)
- alexia ("dyslexia"), the inability to read, which greatly frustrated this man
- loss of sensation on the skin on the right side of the body
What lobes and distinct functional areas within those lobes are responsible for vision, reading, comprehending language, speaking, and perception of touch?