Compared with Individuals Commissurotomized in Adulthood, Subjects with Agenesis of the Corpus

question 14

Multiple Choice

Compared with individuals commissurotomized in adulthood, subjects with agenesis of the corpus callosum:

• A) show virtually the same behavioral patterns.
• B) have difficulty with interhemispheric transfer of complex stimuli.
• C) show no differences from normal, intact subjects.
• D) have more right-hemisphere language localization than the general population.

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