Which is true regarding the relationship between the hemispheres of the brain and language?
A. In newborns, both the right and the left hemisphere produce roughly equal electrical activity in response to speech sounds.
B. In newborns, speech sounds produce more electrical activity in the left hemisphere.
C. Adults show greater right hemispheric specificity than infants.
D. The areas responsible for the ability to use language for expression and for language comprehension are located in the right hemisphere.
Answer: B
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