Research with split-brain patients has shown that language is:
A)severely disrupted if corpus callosum is not intact
B)mostly a right hemisphere function
C)largely a left hemisphere function
D)processed simultaneously in both hemispheres of the brain

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Research with split-brain patients has shown that language is largely a left hemisphere function. When the corpus callosum, the bundle of fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain, is not intact, language processing is disrupted. However, both hemispheres of the brain can be involved in aspects of language processing, such as the right hemisphere's role in understanding figurative language and the emotional tone of language.

Research with Split-Brain Patients Has Shown That Language Is