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The Corpus Callosum and Split-Brain Findings

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The corpus callosum is the band of fibers connecting the hemispheres; severing it leaves each hemisphere without the other's information.

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A split-brain patient shown an image in the left visual field can select the object by hand and cannot name it.

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Split-brain patients behave normally in daily life. The dissociation appears only under controlled presentation.

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