Research on split-brain patients reveals that:
a) the left hemisphere typically specializes in verbal processing, while the right hemisphere specializes in spatial tasks
b) the left hemisphere typically specializes in spatial tasks, while the right hemisphere specializes in verbal processing
c) people who have had their corpus callosum severed have a great deal of difficulty functioning in everyday life
d) for normal people, there is no difference between the functioning of the left and right hemispheres
Answer: a
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