A Person with a Severed Corpus Callosum Is Briefly Shown

question 487

Multiple Choice

A person with a severed corpus callosum is briefly shown a picture of a bird and after this presentation she is able to tell the experimenter that she just saw a bird. Given this information, we can conclude that ____________.

• A)the person is showing evidence of neural plasticity since she shouldn't be able to perform this task with a severed corpus callosum
• B)the picture of the bird must have been shown in the person's left visual field
• C)the picture of the bird must have been shown in the person's right visual field
• D)for this person, language processing appears to be lateralized in the right hemisphere

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Definitions:

Thigh

The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

Pelvis

The lower part of the torso, enclosed by the pelvic bones and containing the reproductive organs and part of the digestive tract.

Superior Vena Cava

Large but short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart’s right atrium.

Inferior Vena Cava

A large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the heart's right atrium.