When two-day-old babies are exposed to recordings of normal human speech, they experience a(n) __________ in blood flow in the __________ hemisphere.
A) increase; left
B) decrease; left
C) increase; right
D) decrease; right

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Research has shown that even at a very young age, the human brain responds to language. The left hemisphere is primarily responsible for language processing, and studies have found that when two-day-old babies are exposed to recordings of normal human speech, there is an increase in blood flow to this area, indicating heightened activity and engagement with the linguistic stimuli.

When Two-Day-Old Babies Are Exposed to Recordings of Normal Human