Roger Sperry's work with brains that had undergone a separation of the corpus callosum indicated
A)that this did not cause a noticeable disruption of overall ability of the patient to perform large-scale functions.
B)that each hemisphere of the brain had specific tasks.
C)that areas of the brain have the ability to take on functions that are no longer being done by other structures.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.

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Roger Sperry's research demonstrated that the separation of the corpus callosum did not significantly impair large-scale functions (A), highlighted the specialization of each hemisphere for certain tasks (B), and showed that different brain areas could adapt to take over functions (C), making all of the statements correct.

Roger Sperry's Work with Brains That Had Undergone a Separation