Asked by Madeline Chavez on Jun 22, 2024

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Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum.At the same time,a picture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field.What would this individual likely say,based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients

A)  "I saw a blue circle." 
B)  "I didn't see anything." 
C)  "I saw a red square." 
D)  "I saw a blue circle around a red square."

Split-brain Patients

Individuals who have undergone a corpus callosotomy, a procedure severing the corpus callosum, affecting communication between the brain's two hemispheres.

Visual Field

The total area in which objects can be seen in the periphery while the eyes are focused on a central point.

Corpus Callosum

A thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebral cortex lobes into left and right hemispheres, facilitating communication between them.

  • Understand the function of the corpus callosum in merging sensory data.
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Damanpreet SinghJun 25, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
When different images are presented to each hemisphere, the information does not cross over due to the severed corpus callosum. This means that the left hemisphere, which controls language processing in most individuals, will only receive information from the right visual field, where the picture of the red square was presented. Therefore, Sperry's work suggests that the individual will say they saw the red square and not be aware of the blue circle in their left visual field.