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corpus callosum [KOR~pus kah-LOW-sum] |
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them. |
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Split brain Split brain |
a condition in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of the cornus callosum) between them. |
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plasticity |
the brain’s capacity for modifi cation, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the effects of exper ence on brain development. the brain’s capacity for modifi cation, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the effects of exper ence on brain development. |
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apnasia |
Impairment ot language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca’s area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). Impairment ot language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca’s area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). |
