Nathalie is reviewing directions to a party by picturing a city map in her head and thinking of the compass directions needed to reach her destination.Nelson is going to the same party,but is rehearsing a verbal sequence of specific turns and landmarks.Which of the following statements is true with respect to the brain activity of these party-goers as they process the directions to their destination?
A) Nelson's right hemisphere is more active than is Nathalie's right hemisphere.
B) The left hemisphere is more than the right in each of these party-goers.
C) Both hemispheres are equally active in each party-goer.
D) Nathalie's right hemisphere is more active than her left hemisphere.

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Nathalie is picturing a city map in her head, which involves spatial visualization and navigation, and these functions are typically associated with the right hemisphere of the brain. Therefore, Nathalie's right hemisphere is likely to be more active than her left hemisphere as she processes the directions to the party. Nelson, on the other hand, is rehearsing a verbal sequence of turns and landmarks, which involves language and memory functions that are typically associated with the left hemisphere of the brain. However, the question only asks about Nathalie's and Nelson's brain activity individually, so we can only conclude that Nathalie's right hemisphere is more active than her left hemisphere.

Nathalie Is Reviewing Directions to a Party by Picturing a City