A split-brain patient was shown a picture of a pig in the right visual field and a picture of a tree in the left visual field.When asked to report what was seen,how would the patient most likely respond?
A)The patient would be able to provide the label for pig but not for tree.
B)The patient would be able to provide the label for tree but not for pig.
C)The patient would point to a pig with her right hand.
D)The patient would point to a tree with her left hand.

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In split-brain patients, each hemisphere of the brain is unable to communicate with the other hemisphere. In this scenario, the picture of the pig is presented in the patient's right visual field, which is processed by the left hemisphere of the brain. The left hemisphere is responsible for language and can provide the label "pig". On the other hand, the picture of the tree is presented in the patient's left visual field, which is processed by the right hemisphere of the brain. The right hemisphere does not have the same language processing capabilities as the left hemisphere and the patient would not be able to verbally label the tree.

A Split-Brain Patient Was Shown a Picture of a Pig