The Term Lateralization Refers to

question 121

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 not see.

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