A 70-year-old man presents for a follow-up visit. He is aske…
A 70-year-old man presents for a follow-up visit. He is asked to copy a sequence of 4 sets of 3 squares, followed by a circle. Immediately after beginning the task, he tells the provider a nonsensical joke. He briefly returns to the task and is distracted first by a minor defect in the paper and then by a soft noise outside the room. Then he says that he could not concentrate because of all the distractions. He scores a 21 on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE). He has no lateralized neurological findings. Which of the following areas of his brain is responsible for his behavior?
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