An epileptic patient has undergone a complete corpus callosotomy, a surgical procedure that results in the complete disconnection of the corpus callosum. Which statement best describes the behaviors you would observe in this type of patient?
A)Since communication between the hemispheres has been disconnected, the patient will be unable to speak; you must have both sides of the brain working in order to form words.
B)This area of the brain controls higher- order thinking therefore the patient will have no interest in solving problems.
C)This area of the brain determines personality therefore the patient will undergo changes in personality, usually becoming more aggressive.
D)Since communication between the hemispheres has been disconnected, the patient cannot name what the right side of the brain is seeing.
E)This area of the brain controls the ability to see things in three dimensions; it is likely this patient will always be running into items.

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When the corpus callosum is severed, the two hemispheres of the brain cannot communicate. The right hemisphere, which processes information from the left visual field, cannot communicate with the left hemisphere, which is typically responsible for language. Therefore, the patient cannot verbally identify objects seen in the left visual field.

An Epileptic Patient Has Undergone a Complete Corpus Callosotomy, a Surgical