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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Definitions:

Adopted

A legal process by which an individual becomes the lawful child of parents other than their biological parents, forming a permanent family relationship.

Proprioception

The sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement.

Locomotion

The ability to move around on one’s own.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, involved in complex behaviors such as decision making, planning, and regulating social behavior.