The Term Lateralization Refers to

question 153

Multiple Choice

The term lateralization refers to

• A)divisions of the brain into hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain.
• B)the division of functions between the right and left hemispheres.
• C)the cross-wiring of the brain.
• D)the connections between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.
• E)the observation that split-brain patients have trouble naming objects that they touch but do not see.

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