Traditional Pirates Often Wore Eye Patches to Keep One Eye

question 51

Multiple Choice

Traditional pirates often wore eye patches to keep one eye "dark adapted" (fully dilated) so that they could navigate better on dark nights out on the ocean. However, as long as the pirate wears his eye patch over his left eye during the day, visual information he receives in his right eye is conveyed to which side of his brain?

• A) both right and left visual cortex
• B) right visual cortex
• C) left hemisphere
• D) visual information is conveyed to the occipital lobe, not the right or left hemispheres

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