In most people, all of the following functions are lateralized to the left hemisphere except

A. arithmetic ability.
B. the ability to read and write.
C. the ability to speak.
D. the ability to recognize faces and read maps.
E. None of these choices; all of these functions are lateralized to the left hemisphere.


D

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