A "split-brain" patient is a patient who has had __________.
A)a prefrontal lobotomy
B)his/her cerebellum split in the middle
C)his/her corpus callosum cut
D)a fractured skull in which bone fragments penetrated into the brain

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A "split-brain" patient is one who has had their corpus callosum, the bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, cut. This surgery is typically performed to alleviate severe epilepsy.

A "Split-Brain" Patient Is a Patient Who Has Had __________