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D Question 8 1 pts The videos on our Start Page caled Split Brian/Cutting the Co

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D Question 8 1 pts The videos on our Start Page caled Split Brian/Cutting the Corpus Callosum (Parts 1 and 2 describe an experiment that split brian patients go through to assess their level of functioning. When asked "What did you see?" the split brain patient would O incorrectly state that they did 't see anyting but later in the day would remember they saw a ple. incornectly state that they didn't see anything, but would be able to draw a pie on a sheet ofl paper state that they saw a pie incorrectly state that they didn't see anything D Question 9 1 pts When asked "What did you see patient would: the split brain Oincorrectly state that they didnt see anyting, but later in the day would remember they saw a ple. O state that they saw a pie incorrectly state that they didn't see anything, but would be able to draw a ple on a sheet of paper. incornectly state that they didn't see anything.

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Ans 8.(c)

Ans 9.(b)

The split-brain syndrome refers to a condition characterized by a cluster of neurological abnormalities arising from the partial or complete lesioning of the corpus callosum. It is also called callosal disconnection syndrome. The corpus callosum consists of about 200 million axons that interconnect the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

The primary function of the corpus callosum is to integrate motor, sensory, and cognitive performances between the cerebral cortex on one side of the brain to the same region on the other side. Consequently, after the split brain surgery when the person is asked to say what the image was, the left hemisphere speaks. The reason is that the left hemisphere, which receives information from the right half of each eye, also houses the speech centres. But when allowed to gesture with a hand, the right hemisphere points to the image that it saw. The reason is that the right hemisphere can’t speak, however, it can still control one hand.