What aspect of the visual pathway is likely defective in a patient who can identify people they know by their movement and voice but are unable to recognize their face?  a.Retinal input from the nasal retinas. b.Lateral geniculate neurons in layers 1-2. c. Cortical regions in the ventral stream. d. The superior colliculus. e. Cortical regions in the dorsal stream.

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