Visual information about an object located to the right of center in the visual field is processed by
A) both hemispheres equally.
B) the left cerebral hemisphere.
C) the right cerebral hemisphere.
D) the left cerebral hemisphere in the majority of human participants, but in either the right hemisphere or both hemispheres in others.

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Visual information from the right side of the visual field is processed by the left cerebral hemisphere due to the crossing of the optic nerves at the optic chiasm. This means that information from the right visual field is transmitted to the left side of the brain for processing.

Visual Information About an Object Located to the Right of Center