Week 2 Brain Function: Objective 4 Describe communication between the two hemispheres, and consequences of cutting the corpus callosum

Question 1

Define corpus callosum

Answer 1

largest commissure between the two hemispheres

Question 2

Cutting the corpus callosum results in

Answer 2

1. Preventing transfer of information from Wernicke’s area to the non-dominant motor cortex
2. Blocking somatic and visual signals from the right hemisphere from reaching Wernicke’s area
3. results in two entirely conscious portions of the brain