Split Brain

Explains the revolutionary split-brain operation, performed at the California Institute of Technology, in which the two hemispheres of the brain are separated surgically along the corpus callosum. Demonstrates devices developed to test split-brain subjects to provide insight into the functioning of the brain. , Demonstrates and explains experiments performed by the California Institute of Technology utilizing animals and humans in which the two cerebral hemispheres have been separated surgically. Evaluates results in terms of their contribution to our knowledge of how the brain works

Summary

Explains the revolutionary split - brain operation, performed at the California Institute of Technology, in which the two hemispheres of the brain are separated surgically along the corpus callosum. Demonstrates devices developed to test split - brain subjects to provide insight into the functioning of the brain.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.