Split-Brain Patients Can Walk,talk,think,and Interact as Though Nothing Major Has

question 62

Multiple Choice

Split-brain patients can walk,talk,think,and interact as though nothing major has happened.Why might this be?

• A) Brain function remains normal for only a short time before the person lapses into a comatose state.
• B) All brain functions are left intact. Since each hemisphere controls only half of the body, it does not matter much that the two hemispheres are not connected.
• C) The brain hemispheres do not feel the separation for up to a week after the surgery.
• D) Each part of the brain must realize what has happened; in the meantime, all functions behave normally until each hemisphere can regenerate the neurons.

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