The Brains of Men and Women Appear to Process Language

question 34

Multiple Choice

The brains of men and women appear to process language differently.Research shows that men who suffer left-hemisphere strokes are more likely than women to show severe aphasic symptoms,which suggests that

• A) the corpus callosum is integral to language use.
• B) more of women's language function is shared between the right and the left hemispheres.
• C) men have fewer language-processing neurons than do women.
• D) women rarely use their left hemispheres.

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