Which of the following statements best illustrates the principle of contralaterality?
a) Motor control of the right hand is usually located in the left hemisphere
b) Severing the corpus callosum disrupts the ability to detect sensory information that is presented to only one hemisphere.
c) Processing of many language functions is located in the left hemisphere for most people.
d) Olfactory information is generally processed via ipsilateral connections.
A
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