Hemisphere lateralization refers to the

A. difficulty in assigning a precise function to a specific region of the cortex.
B. separation of the various lobes of the brain from each other.
C. functional differences between the right and left hemispheres.
D. crisscrossing of information between the two hemispheres.
E. generalization that both cerebral hemispheres receive their sensory information from and project motor commands to the opposite side of the body.


Answer: C

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