When we say that "information is processed in the brain contralaterally" we mean that:
A) one hemisphere processes one type of information; the other, another type of information
B) sensory information from one side of the body is initially processed by the opposite cerebral hemisphere
C) left-handed people process sensory information in the opposite cerebral hemisphere that right-handed
people do
D) sensory information is processed in one hemisphere, and motor information is processed in the other
hemisphere
E) all of the above
B
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