split-brain

[ split-breyn ]

adjective

1. having, involving, or pertaining to a severed corpus callosum.

split brain

noun

1. a brain in which the tracts connecting the two halves of the cerebral cortex have been surgically split or are missing from birth

Word History and Origins

Origin of split-brain¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

This was the crucial moment that led Gazzaniga deep into the depths of split-brain patient research.

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