A person with split-brain syndrome can verbally identify an odour correctly if the odour
A) enters the right nostril only.
B) enters the left nostril only.
C) enters either nostril.
D) is a familiar one to him or her.
E) is a novel one to him or her.

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In split-brain patients, the left hemisphere, which is responsible for language, can only process information from the right visual field or right nostril. Therefore, an odour entering the left nostril would be processed by the right hemisphere and cannot be verbally identified.

A Person with Split-Brain Syndrome Can Verbally Identify an Odour