A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw,the patient would be most likely to

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In split-brain patients, the right hemisphere processes information from the left visual field, and the left hemisphere processes information from the right visual field. The left hemisphere is also primarily responsible for language. Since the picture of the boy was flashed in the right visual field, it would be processed by the left hemisphere, enabling the patient to verbally report seeing a boy.

A Picture of a Dog Is Briefly Flashed in the Left