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Definitions of corpus callosum
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  • right brain the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
  • callosectomy severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)
  • left hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
  • right hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
  • callosotomy severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)
  • pineal body a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
  • split-brain technique brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted
  • epiphysis cerebri a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
  • pineal gland a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
  • epiphysis a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
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