For Most People, the Left Hemisphere of the Brain Controls

question 100

Multiple Choice

For most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls

• A)artistic and musical abilities.
• B)the perception of spatial relations.
• C)the ability to produce and understand language.
• D)the ability to recognize faces.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Gray Matter

The darker tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of nerve cell bodies and branching dendrites.

White Matter

The part of the brain and spinal cord made up of myelin-coated nerve fibers that are responsible for transmitting signals between different brain regions and the spinal cord.

Occipital Lobe

The region of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain, responsible for processing visual information.