When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:
A) saw the spoon, but could not name it
B) named the spoon but was unable to pick it up
C) saw the spoon and named it accurately
D) saw the spoon, but called it a pencil

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In split-brain patients, the corpus callosum, which connects the two hemispheres of the brain, is severed. This means that information presented to one hemisphere is not accessible to the other. When a picture is presented to the left visual field, it is processed by the right hemisphere. The right hemisphere can recognize objects but typically lacks the ability to verbalize what it sees because language functions are primarily located in the left hemisphere. Therefore, the patient can see the spoon but cannot name it.

When Presented with a Picture of a Spoon in Her