Neuroscientists Who Have Examined the Visuospatial Sketchpad Have Discovered That

question 6

Multiple Choice

Neuroscientists who have examined the visuospatial sketchpad have discovered that

• A) visual tasks typically activate the right hemisphere, whereas spatial tasks typically activate the left hemisphere.
• B) visual and spatial tasks typically activate the right hemisphere of the brain.
• C) visual and spatial tasks are apparently converted into a verbal code, because they primarily activate the left hemisphere of the brain.
• D) there is no clear correspondence between visuospatial tasks and the patterns of brain activation.

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