According to the Text,the Independence of the Hemispheres of Split-Brain

question 168

Multiple Choice

According to the text,the independence of the hemispheres of split-brain patients tends to be overestimated because

• A) most published discussions of split-brain patient's focus on those cases in which independence is relatively complete.
• B) few studies have focused on emotional information, which is more readily transferred between separated hemispheres.
• C) most studies of split-brain patients have used simple tests, which are readily performed by one isolated hemisphere.
• D) all of the above
• E) most split-brain patients are right-handed.

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