In Experiments to Determine the Function of the Cerebral Hemispheres

question 68

Multiple Choice

In experiments to determine the function of the cerebral hemispheres, all the patients in the study had ____, which was necessary to be able to parse out the lateralization of the cortex.

• A) injury of the optic nerve
• B) severed corpus callosum
• C) damaged occipital cortex
• D) impaired judgment
• E) auditory impairment

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