In experiments to determine the function of the cerebral hemispheres, all the patients in the study had ____, which was necessary to be able to parse out the lateralization of the cortex.
A) injury of the optic nerve
B) severed corpus callosum
C) damaged occipital cortex
D) impaired judgment
E) auditory impairment

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The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain, and severing it allows researchers to study the functions of each hemisphere independently, helping to understand the lateralization of the cortex.

In Experiments to Determine the Function of the Cerebral Hemispheres