In which sensory system does sensory information from the left side of the body travel to the left hemisphere?
A) vision
B) audition
C) pain
D) olfaction
E) somatosensation

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Olfaction is unique among the sensory systems because the sensory information from the left side of the body (or more accurately, from the left nostril) travels to the left hemisphere, and the information from the right side travels to the right hemisphere. This is unlike the other sensory systems listed, where information typically crosses over to the opposite hemisphere.

In Which Sensory System Does Sensory Information from the Left