Research on left-hemisphere functioning with infants suggests that
A) specialization does not begin in infancy.
B) infants utilize both the left and right hemisphere equally in the first months of life.
C) specialization emerges earlier for infant girls.
D) specialization is in the left hemisphere from birth.

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Research suggests that specialization is in the left hemisphere from birth in infants. Studies have shown that infants as young as three months old show left hemisphere activation when processing speech, which suggests that specialization for language already exists in the left hemisphere from an early age.

Research on Left-Hemisphere Functioning with Infants Suggests That