When you look at a picture,information about the right visual field is sent to the left hemisphere of the brain and information about the left visual field is sent to the right hemisphere of the brain.This crossover occurs in the ____.
A) ganglion cells
B) bipolar cells
C) lateral geniculate nucleus
D) optic chiasm

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The optic chiasm is the structure located at the base of the brain where the optic nerves from each eye cross over to the opposite side of the brain. This allows information from the right visual field to be processed in the left hemisphere of the brain and information from the left visual field to be processed in the right hemisphere of the brain. Thus, the correct choice is D.

When You Look at a Picture,information About the Right Visual