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corpus callosum
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bundle of nerve fibers that connect the two hemispheres
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lateralization
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division of labor between the two hemispheres of the brain
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visual field
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area of the world that an individual can see at any time
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optic chiasm
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point at which parts of the optic nerves cross from one side of the brain to the other
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epilepsy
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condition characterized by the repeated occurrence of seizures -- episodes of excessive, synchronized neural activity caused by decreases in the release of the inhibitory transmitter GABA
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focus
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point in the brain where someone's epileptic seizures begin
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split-brain patients
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individuals who have had a surgical procedure that has cut the fibers of the corpus callosum, which would normally connect the two hemispheres of the brain
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