Corpus callosum
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| - | The '''corpus callosum''' (Latin for “tough body”) is a broad, thick bundle of nerve fibers in the entire nervous system, running from side to side and consisting of millions and millions of nerve fibers. | + | The '''corpus callosum''' (Latin for “tough body”) is a broad, thick bundle of nerve fibers in the entire nervous system, running from side to side and consisting of millions and millions of nerve fibers. If we cut a brain in half down the middle, we would also cut through the fibers of the corpus callosum |
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The corpus callosum (Latin for “tough body”) is a broad, thick bundle of nerve fibers in the entire nervous system, running from side to side and consisting of millions and millions of nerve fibers. If we cut a brain in half down the middle, we would also cut through the fibers of the corpus callosum
References
Hubel, D. H (2006). THE CORPUS CALLOSUM. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from Eye, Brain, and Vision Web site: http://hubel.med.harvard.edu/b34.htm
NODCC, (2006). What is the Corpus Callosum? . Retrieved April 21, 2008, from National Organization for Disorders in the CorpusCallosum Web site: http://www.nodcc.org/what_is_the_corpus_callosum.php
