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- noun severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)
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Examples
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All of this makes me wonder - is the optic chiasm cut during the corpus callosotomy and if so, does the person lack depth perception?
Split Brain Field Notes 2006
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Last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy depicted a patient who underwent a "corpus callosotomy" and then was unable to identify his wife, baby, and a simple object in the room a cup placed in front of him.
Split Brain Field Notes 2006
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A full corpus callosotomy creates some interesting side effects - but not the severe one depicted on the show of not being able to identify anything.
Split Brain Field Notes 2006
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Last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy depicted a patient who underwent a "corpus callosotomy" and then was unable to identify his wife, baby, and a simple object in the room a cup placed in front of him.
Archive 2006-10-01 Field Notes 2006
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A full corpus callosotomy creates some interesting side effects - but not the severe one depicted on the show of not being able to identify anything.
Archive 2006-10-01 Field Notes 2006
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All of this makes me wonder - is the optic chiasm cut during the corpus callosotomy and if so, does the person lack depth perception?
Archive 2006-10-01 Field Notes 2006
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