The Primary Reason for Performing Split-Brain Surgery on Humans Was

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Multiple Choice

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to:

• A)find out what each half of the brain can do,cut off from the other.
• B)reduce the seizures in patients with debilitating,uncontrollable epilepsy.
• C)find out whether the two hemispheres would develop an alternate means of communication.
• D)reduce the tremors,stiffness,and rigidity of severe Parkinson's disease.

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