Anton Is Applying for a Technician's Job with a Neurosurgeon

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Multiple Choice

Anton is applying for a technician's job with a neurosurgeon. In trying to impress his potential employer with his knowledge of the brain,he says,"After my father's stroke I knew immediately that the blood clot had affected his left cerebral hemisphere because he no longer recognized a picture of his friend." Should Anton be hired?

• A)Yes. Anton obviously understands brain structure and function.
• B)No. The right hemisphere,not the left,specializes in picture recognition.
• C)Yes. Although blood clots never form in the left hemisphere,Anton should be rewarded for recognizing the left hemisphere's role in picture recognition.
• D)No. Blood clots never form in the left hemisphere,and the right hemisphere is more involved than the left in recognizing pictures.

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