A right-handed split-brain patient is shown a picture of a car in the left visual field and a picture of a tire in the right visual field. When asked what he saw, he will reply ________, and if asked to draw the picture with his left hand he will draw _.

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The left visual field is processed by the right hemisphere, which controls the left hand and is non-verbal. The right visual field is processed by the left hemisphere, which is verbal. Thus, he will say "a tire" (right visual field) and draw "a car" (left visual field) with his left hand.

A Right-Handed Split-Brain Patient Is Shown a Picture of a Car