If You Sent the Word "Banana" to a Split-Brain Patient's

question 144

Multiple Choice

If you sent the word "banana" to a split-brain patient's left hemisphere and the word "cucumber" to his right hemisphere, which of the following would he be able to name verbally?

• A) both of the items
• B) neither of the items
• C) only the banana
• D) only the cucumber

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