Nina 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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Severing the corpus callosum is a surgical procedure that is sometimes used to treat severe epilepsy. The corpus callosum is the band of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, and cutting it can prevent seizures from spreading from one hemisphere to the other. The other options (parietal lobe, cerebral cortex, and subcortical structure) are not typically targeted in epilepsy surgery.

Nina Has Decided to Undergo Surgery to Treat Her Severe