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anterior commissure
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set of axons connecting the anterior parts of the cerebral cortex; smaller than the corpus callosum
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binocular rivalry
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alternating perception of what the left eye sees with what the right eye sees, when the two are incompatible
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corpus callosum
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large set of axons that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex
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epilepsy
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condition characterized by repeated episodes of excessive, synchronized neural activity, mainly because of decreased release of the inhibitory transmitter GABA
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hippocampal commissure
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set of axons connecting the left and right hippocampus.
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inattentional blindness
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unawareness of stimuli to which a person did not direct his or her attention
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lateralization
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division of labor between the two hemispheres of the brain
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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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planum temporale
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area of the temporal cortex that for most people is larger in the left hemisphere than in the right hemisphere
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split brain people
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those who have undergone damage to the corpus callosum
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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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