Question

When viewing a picture that is half one person's face and half another person's face, a split brain patient would most likely ____.

a. ask why you are showing her half of two different faces
b. say the image portrays the whole face of whomever is depicted on the right side
c. point to the image of the whole face of whomever is depicted on the right side
d. simply be unable to answer because the question seems nonsensical

Answer 1

A split-brain patient would likely say that an image showing half of two different faces represents the whole face of the person depicted on the right side, due to the severed communication between brain hemispheres in such individuals.

Step-by-step explanation:

When viewing a picture that is half one person's face and half another person's face, a split-brain patient would most likely say the image portrays the whole face of whomever is depicted on the right side. This is because in a split-brain individual, where the corpus callosum has been severed, the hemispheres of the brain cannot share information. Visual information from the left visual field, which is processed in the right hemisphere, cannot be transmitted to the speech and language centers typically located on the left hemisphere. Therefore, a split-brain patient is able to articulate only what is seen in the right visual field, as the left hemisphere controls speech and language.