If you were preparing to do brain surgery on someone and you needed to know what hemisphere language was lateralized in,which test would deliver the most accurate results?
A) dichotic listening
B) fMRI tests of language
C) EEG
D) the sodium amobarbital test

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The sodium amobarbital test, also known as the Wada test, involves temporarily anesthetizing one hemisphere of the brain while the patient is awake and then assessing language abilities. By testing each hemisphere separately, the test can determine which hemisphere is dominant for language, providing accurate results for brain surgery planning. The other options can provide information about language lateralization, but the sodium amobarbital test is considered the gold standard for accuracy.

If You Were Preparing to Do Brain Surgery on Someone