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split–brain
adjective \ˈsplit-ˈbrān\
Definition of SPLIT-BRAIN
: having the optic chiasma and corpus callosum severed <behavior in split–brain animals>
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First Known Use of SPLIT-BRAIN
1958
Medical Dictionary
split–brain
adjective \ˌsplit-ˌbrān\
Medical Definition of SPLIT–BRAIN
: of, relating to, concerned with, or having undergone separation of the two cerebral hemispheres by surgical division of the optic chiasma and corpus callosum <split–brain research> <split–brain patients>
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