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Question 1
After extensive consultation with neurologists and neurosurgeons, Melia has decided to have a split-brain procedure to reduce the symptoms of her illness. Which condition is probably necessitating such an operation?
Question 2
Which fiber system, responsible for facilitating communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres, is severed in a split-brain operation?
Question 3
Which is the most accurate statement regarding language and speech and how they are processed in the brain?
Question 4
Nephtoil is a star baseball player for his 12-year-old little league team. If Nephtoil’s right brain is particularly active while he is playing, what might we assume?
Question 5
Meghan has just undergone a split-brain procedure, and she is now undergoing a series of tests to gauge her functioning. The clinician shows her a picture on the left half of the computer screen. What will the likely outcome be?