Neuroscientists who have examined the visuospatial sketchpad have discovered that
a. visual tasks typically activate the right hemisphere, whereas spatial tasks typically activate the left hemisphere.
b. visual and spatial tasks typically activate the right hemisphere of the brain.
c. visual and spatial tasks are apparently converted into a verbal code, because they primarily activate the left hemisphere of the brain.
d. there is no clear correspondence between visuospatial tasks and the patterns of brain activation.
Ans: b
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