A Circle Is Flashed to the Left Brain of a Split-Brain

question 287

Multiple Choice

A circle is flashed to the left brain of a split-brain patient, and he is asked what he saw. The split-brain patient will be

• A)able to easily name what he saw.
• B)unable to verbally describe the circle.
• C)able to point to a picture of a circle with his left hand.
• D)unable to draw the circle with his right hand.

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Definitions:

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