An image of a dinner fork is flashed in a split-brain patient's left visual field. The patient will be:
A)able to name the object.
B)able to point to a fork with his or her left hand.
C)able to point to a fork with his or her right hand.
D)unable to either name or point to the object.

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In split-brain patients, the right hemisphere processes information from the left visual field. The right hemisphere controls the left hand, so the patient can point to the fork with the left hand but cannot name it because language is typically processed in the left hemisphere.

An Image of a Dinner Fork Is Flashed in a Split-Brain