Split-brain behaviour without splitting—tactile discriminations in monkeys: C.R. Butler and A.C. Francis—Department of Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Canada)doi:10.1016/0006-8993(72)90558-6NoneELSEVIERBrain Research
cannot name or describe visual and tactile stimuli presented to the right hemisphere
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