If you section all of the corpus callosum EXCEPT the splenial region, information about inputs to the
A)left and right ears will be successfully integrated.
B)left and right hands will be successfully integrated.
C)left and right visual field will be successfully integrated.
D)left hand and the right visual field will be successfully integrated.

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The splenial region of the corpus callosum primarily connects the visual areas in the two hemispheres. Therefore, if all other regions of the corpus callosum are sectioned except for the splenial region, information from the left and right visual fields will still be integrated. Inputs from other modalities such as the ears or hands will not be successfully integrated as those areas are primarily connected by other regions of the corpus callosum.

If You Section All of the Corpus Callosum EXCEPT the Splenial