Information from the left half of the visual field is processed in the right hemisphere.

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This statement is true. The visual pathways from each eye cross over at the optic chiasm, so that information from the left half of each retina projects to the right hemisphere of the brain, while information from the right half of each retina projects to the left hemisphere of the brain. Therefore, information from the left visual field is processed by the right hemisphere of the brain.

Information from the Left Half of the Visual Field Is