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split-brain

[split-breyn] /ˈsplɪtˈbreɪn/
adjective
1.
having, involving, or pertaining to a severed corpus callosum.
Origin of split-brain
1955-1960
First recorded in 1955-60
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split-brain adj.
Of, relating to, or subjected to surgical separation of the hemispheres of the brain by severing the corpus callosum.

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