Jason suffered from severe epilepsy and had his corpus callosum cut to keep the seizures from spreading to both hemispheres of his brain. This procedure inhibits
A)impulse control and consequent influence
B)motor planning functions
C)speech and language functions
D)communication between the two hemispheres of the brain

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Cutting the corpus callosum, a procedure known as a corpus callosotomy, primarily affects communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. This structure is the main bridge for neural signals crossing from one side to the other, so severing it disrupts this interhemispheric communication.

Jason Suffered from Severe Epilepsy and Had His Corpus Callosum