Which of the following scientists won a Nobel Prize in 1981 for
his discovery that the right and left brain hemispheres perform differently on tests of language, perception, music, and other capacities?
a. Richard J. Haier
b. Roger Sperry
c. Paul Broca
d. John Dewey
ANSWER: b
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