The Image of a Screwdriver Is Flashed in a Split-Brain

question 177

Multiple Choice

The image of a screwdriver is flashed in a split-brain patient's right visual field.The patient,in whom language is located in the left hemisphere,will be:

• A) able to name the object.
• B) able only to point to a screwdriver with his or her left hand.
• C) able only to point to a screwdriver with his or her right hand.
• D) unable to either name or point to the object.

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