Angie had brain surgery.Although she can function quite normally,she is unable to verbally report the name of an object that is shown to her left visual field.However,when the same object is shown to her right visual field,she can verbally name the object.Based on this information,Angie's brain surgery likely involved severing the
A) corpus callosum.
B) temporal lobe.
C) frontal lobe.
D) left hemisphere.

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The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain and allows for communication between them. Severing it can lead to situations where a person can recognize objects in one visual field but not be able to verbally name them, due to the disconnection between the hemisphere that processes visual information (right hemisphere for objects in the left visual field) and the hemisphere responsible for language (typically the left hemisphere).

Angie Had Brain Surgery