After Split-Brain Surgery,a Picture of a Chair Is Shown to the Right

question 103

Multiple Choice

After split-brain surgery,a picture of a chair is shown to the right hemisphere of a patient.When asked what she saw,the patient states she saw _____,but when given a pencil she draws _____.

• A) a chair; nothing
• B) nothing; a chair
• C) a chair; a chair
• D) nothing, nothing

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Definitions:

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