If the patients with their corpus callosum severed were shown a picture of a hairbrush in their right visual field, then the patients would _____________.
A)NOT be able to verbally describe what they had seen
B)be able to verbally describe what they had seen
C)be able to select, using their left hand, the object from a group of objects
D)be able to select, using their left hand, the object from a group of objects, but not be able to verbally describe what they had seen

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The right visual field is processed by the left hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for language in most people. Therefore, if a patient with a severed corpus callosum is shown a picture in their right visual field, the information would be processed by their left hemisphere, allowing them to verbally describe what they had seen.

If the Patients with Their Corpus Callosum Severed Were Shown