Imagine that a picture of a spoon is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum.At the same time,a picture of a cup is briefly flashed in the right visual field.What would this individual likely say,based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients

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When a picture is flashed in the left visual field, it is processed in the right hemisphere of the brain, which cannot verbally communicate. Therefore, the individual would not be able to say what they saw. However, when a picture is flashed in the right visual field, it is processed in the left hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for language processing. Therefore, the individual would likely say that they saw the cup but not mention the spoon. This conclusion is based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients.

Imagine That a Picture of a Spoon Is Briefly Flashed