The Main Reason for the Characterization of the Left Hemisphere

question 118

Multiple Choice

The main reason for the characterization of the left hemisphere as the "dominant" hemisphere was

• A)the evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes language.
• B)the evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes complex information.
• C)the fact that the majority of people are right-handed.
• D)that split-brain patients use only their left hemisphere for processing information.

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