Explain the Relevance of Split-Brain Patients in Psychology by Answering

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Explain the relevance of split-brain patients in psychology by answering the following questions.
a. What area of the brain is lesioned in these patients? Why do these patients elect to have this surgery?
b. How does behavior change after the surgery? How does it stay the same?
c. What have we learned about the brain and behavior as a result of this procedure?

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