If a surgeon preparing for brain surgery on a patient needed to know which hemisphere the patient's language was lateralized in, what test would deliver the most accurate results?
A)dichotic listening
B)fMRI tests of language
C)EEG
D)the sodium amobarbital test

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The sodium amobarbital test, also known as the Wada test, is specifically designed to determine language lateralization by temporarily anesthetizing one hemisphere of the brain, allowing the surgeon to observe which hemisphere is responsible for language functions.

If a Surgeon Preparing for Brain Surgery on a Patient