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The brain is divided into the right and left hemispheres, and the corpus callosum connects the two halves. This bundle of nerve tissue contains more than 200 million axons (nerve fibers that carry ...
Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a birth defect where part of the brain doesn’t grow properly. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.
The corpus callosum links one side of the brain to the other. It's not essential for survival, but in some people it's missing or malformed, causing mild to severe disabilities.
Corpus callosum is Latin for “tough body,” and the corpus callosum is the largest connective pathway in the brain, being made up of more than 200 million nerve fibers. Very occasionally, a ...
In the absence of the corpus callosum, certain fibers designed to serve as a bridge between the hemispheres, known as Probst bundles, bypass the absent brain area and curl up inside each hemisphere.
One in 4,000 people is born without a corpus callosum, a brain structure consisting of neural fibers that are used to transfer information from one hemisphere to the other.
Albert Einstein had a colossal corpus callosum. And when it comes to this particular piece of neural real estate, it’s pretty clear that size matters. The corpus callosum carries electrical ...
According to a letter to the editor published Thursday in the journal Brain, Einstein’s corpus callosum at the time of his death was a superhighway of connectivity, “thicker in the vast ...
A study by the HSE Centre for Language and Brain has confirmed the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralisation, ie the distribution of language processing functions between the brain's ...