The Brain Is More or Less Anatomically Symmetrical Around the Midline

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Multiple Choice

The brain is more or less anatomically symmetrical around the midline. There is, for instance, a left-side amygdala and a right-side amygdala. At the same time, the brain is lateralized, meaning that __________.

• A) there exists an asymmetry of function between the two brain halves
• B) the two brain halves carry out their work entirely separately
• C) subcortical structures can perform the tasks of cortical structures, but not vice versa
• D) every psychological function is distributed evenly throughout the cortex

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