If a triangle is flashed to a split brain patient's right brain, he will be able to
A)easily name what he saw.
B)draw the triangle with his right hand.
C)point to a picture of a triangle with his left hand.
D)point and draw the triangle with both of his hands.

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The right brain controls the left side of the body and is responsible for spatial and nonverbal concepts. Since the triangle is flashed to the right brain, the patient would be able to recognize and point to a picture of a triangle with their left hand, which is controlled by the right brain. However, they would struggle to verbally name what they saw because language functions are typically located in the left hemisphere of the brain, which in this scenario does not receive the information about the triangle.

If a Triangle Is Flashed to a Split Brain Patient's