Sam recently watched the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and became fascinated with the concept of memory and how it is stored in the brain. In the movie, the protagonist tries to forget his ex-girlfriend by undergoing a procedure that destroys the neural circuits that stored all his memories of their relationship. Sam decides to read up on the physiological basis for memory to get a better understanding of how it works.
-Sam is watching a pirated version of the movie,so halfway through it looks like his monitor display has flipped upside down.Sam continues watching the movie,so we might expect higher levels of activity in his _____.

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The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for processing spatial information, and is also more involved in processing visual information. In this scenario, since Sam's monitor display has flipped upside down, he is likely processing the orientation of the images more heavily with his right hemisphere to make sense of what he is seeing. This increased activity in the right hemisphere may also extend to processing emotional content related to the movie, such as the protagonist's feelings towards his ex-girlfriend. While the other brain regions listed (left hemisphere, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus) may also be involved in memory processing, they are less likely to be activated solely by a change in visual orientation in this way.

Sam Recently Watched the Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless