What Is Split-Brain Research? Severing the Corpus Callosum

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Explain the surgical severance of the corpus callosum to treat intractable epilepsy and its implications for understanding hemispheric function.

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Brain Anatomy and Neural Architecture

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-OK-SS

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Identify and describe the structure and function of the major brain regions, lobes, and subcortical structures.

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PS.3.1Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Identify and describe the structure and function of the brain including the hypothalamus, prefrontal lobe, corpus callosum, hemispheres, and amygdala.