The most widely used behavioral test of language lateralization for healthy subjects is Kimura's adaptation of the
A) dichotic listening test.
B) sodium amytal test.
C) unilateral-lesion procedure.
D) token test.
E) split-brain test.

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Kimura's adaptation of the dichotic listening test is the most widely used behavioral test of language lateralization for healthy subjects. This test involves presenting different sounds simultaneously to each ear and measuring which ear the subject gives priority to in processing the information, which reflects hemisphere specialization for language processing. The other options listed are either invasive procedures (sodium amytal test, unilateral-lesion procedure) or tests used for different purposes (token test for assessing language deficits in patients, split-brain test for studying the functional organization of the brain).

The Most Widely Used Behavioral Test of Language Lateralization for Healthy