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corpus callosum: see brain brain, the supervisory center of the nervous system in all vertebrates. It also serves as the site of emotions, memory, self-awareness, and thought.
Anatomy and Function..... Click the link for more information. . corpus callosum [′kȯr·pəs kə′lō·səm] (neuroscience) A band of nerve tissue connecting the cerebral hemispheres in humans and higher mammals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Impaired sensory and motor differentiation with corpus callosum agenesis: a lack of callosal inhibition during ontogeny? The publication of a biannual hospital chronicle Corpus Callosum also arose out of the committee. Without the network of nerves that integrates communication and function, called the corpus callosum, the two hemispheres would quite literally suffer a disconnect, making it impossible for them to work as a coordinated whole brain. |
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