In a split-brain research study, what will happen when a pencil is presented in the patient's visual field?
A)The patient will be able to pick out the pencil from a group of objects, but not be able to say "pencil" regardless of which visual field the pencil is presented to.
B)The patient will be able to say "pencil," but will not be able to pick out pencil from a group of objects regardless of which visual field the pencil is presented to.
C)The patient will be able to say "pencil" when the pencil is presented to the right visual field, but not when presented to the left visual field.
D)The patient will be able to say "pencil" when the pencil is presented to the left visual field, but not when presented to the right visual field.
E)The patient will be able to pick out the pencil from a group of objects, but not be able to say "pencil" when the pencil is presented to the right visual field.

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In split-brain patients, the left hemisphere, which controls language, processes information from the right visual field. Therefore, the patient can say "pencil" when it is presented to the right visual field.

In a Split-Brain Research Study, What Will Happen When a Pencil