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Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
A large band of neural fibers connecting two hemispheres of brain allowing them to communicate with each other.
Related terms
Split Brain: A condition resulting from surgery that isolates brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of corpus callosum) connecting them.
The outermost layer of gray matter making up the superficial aspect of cerebrum. It plays a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.