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split-brain technique

/ˈsplɪt breɪn tɛkˈniːk/

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/ˈsplɪt breɪn tɛkˈniːk/C1formalscientific
  • ruНейронаучная процедура, при которой рассекается мозолистое тело, соединяющее два полушария мозга, используемая для изучения латерализации функций мозга и связи между полушариями.

A neuroscientific procedure in which the corpus callosum connecting the two brain hemispheres is severed, used to study lateralization of brain functions and communication between hemispheres.

  1. Neuroscience research methodC2formal

    A surgical procedure that severs the corpus callosum connecting the two brain hemispheres, used to study lateralization of brain functions.

    ruМетод расщеплённого мозга

    • The split-brain technique was pioneered by Roger Sperry in the 1960s.
    • Using the split-brain technique, researchers showed that the left hemisphere is dominant for language.
    • Patients who underwent the split-brain technique exhibited unique behaviors when processing visual information.