Recent evidence presented in the assigned journal reading has suggested that seeing a hammer and a dog activate two different regions of the visual cortex. Which of the following statements does this finding support?
A)
Humans have an innate understanding of the difference between living organisms and non-living objects.
B)
The human ability to understand the difference between living and non-living objects is a result of experience, which designates distinct cortical regions for these categories.
C)
All objects, living or non-living, activate a specific region of the visual cortex dedicated to its processing.
D)
Objects are designated a specific region of the visual cortex if the person has been exposed to that object very early in life.
Answer: A