When information is received only in the right hemisphere of a split-brain patient, the patient is ____.
A) able to verbally describe the information, but cannot draw a picture of it
B) unable to understand the information
C) unable to verbally describe the information
D) unable to draw a picture of the information

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Split-brain patients have had the corpus callosum, which connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, surgically cut. Therefore, if information is received only in the right hemisphere, it cannot be communicated to the left hemisphere, which is responsible for language processing. As a result, the patient would be unable to verbally describe the information.

When Information Is Received Only in the Right Hemisphere of a Split-Brain