Pat has decided to undergo surgery to treat her severe epilepsy. Consequently, her doctors will use a surgical procedure in which they will sever her ________.

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The corpus callosum is the bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. In some cases of severe epilepsy, severing the corpus callosum (a procedure known as corpus callosotomy) can help reduce the occurrence and severity of seizures. The parietal lobe, cerebral cortex, and subcortical structures are not generally targeted in epilepsy surgery.

Pat Has Decided to Undergo Surgery to Treat Her Severe