Why Would a Person Who Has Undergone a Split-Brain Operation

question 185

Multiple Choice

Why would a person who has undergone a split-brain operation be unable to name an object presented to his left visual field, yet could correctly point to the same object from an array of choices?

• A) Because his right hemisphere perceived the object, but does not house the language function needed for naming it
• B) Because the image was processed on his left hemisphere, which is required for naming objects
• C) Because pointing is something done with the right hand
• D) Because the right hemisphere of the brain is where objects are seen

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