If a split-brain subject were given a key (hidden from sight)to feel with his left hand, he
A)could easily name what he had touched.
B)would be unable to describe the object.
C)would be able to point to the key with his right hand.
D)would have to wait for the information transfer to take place before describing it.

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In split-brain patients, the corpus callosum, which connects the two hemispheres of the brain, is severed. Since the left hand is controlled by the right hemisphere and language functions are typically located in the left hemisphere, a split-brain patient would not be able to verbally describe an object felt with the left hand due to the lack of communication between the two hemispheres.

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