Split-brain
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Split-brain or callosal syndrome is a type of disconnection syndrome when the corpus callosum connecting the two hemispheres of the brain is severed to some degree. It is an association of symptoms produced by disruption of, or interference with, the connection between the hemispheres of the brain. The surgical operation to produce this condition (corpus callosotomy) involves transection of the corpus callosum, and is usually a last resort to treat refractory epilepsy. Initially, partial callosotomies are performed; if this operation does not succeed, a complete callosotomy is performed to mit
Research
804 papers- Split-brain patients: A clinical vs experimental perspective.Handbook of clinical neurology · 2025
- The "split brain" and Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913-1994).Revue neurologique · 2019
- Stereoencephalotomy.Transactions of the American Neurological Association · 1948
- Hemispherectomy.The Journal of mental science · 1954
- Ventriculocisternostomy.Transactions of the American Neurological Association · 1948
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- Instance of
- surgical operation
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- neuroscience
- anatomical location
- corpus callosum
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