A person has undergone the split-brain procedure to treat a clinical disorder. After her left nostril is plugged with cotton, the scent of a flower is directed to her right nostril. We would expect this odor to
A) generate a sensory message in the left hemisphere of her brain.
B) generate a sensory message in both hemispheres of this person's brain.
C) lead that person to report the smell of a flower.
D) fail to generate a verbal report of the sensory experience.
E) have no effect on consciousness or behavior.
Question 2
Transection of the ________ may be useful for reducing the symptoms of ________.
A) corpus callosum; epilepsy
B) fornix; obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) stria terminalis; anterograde amnesia
D) fornix; depression
E) corpus callosum; anxiety
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