Adrian Is Recovering from a Skiing Accident

question 115

Multiple Choice

Adrian is recovering from a skiing accident.When an apple is shown to his left cerebral hemisphere,he can name it,but when shown to the right hemisphere,he cannot explain it.Adrian most likely damaged his ____ in the accident.

• A) locus coeruleus
• B) suprachiasmatic nuclei
• C) reticular formation
• D) corpus callosum

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