Wayne was injured when a rotary saw blade was accidentally used in a game of Frisbee golf. Wayne seemed all right, except for a large vertical cut through the middle of his skull. However, when he was asked to place his left hand into his left pocket and verbally describe the contents, he couldn't. Having taken introductory psychology course, his friend Garth deduced, "Wayne's __________ must be cut!"

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The corpus callosum is responsible for communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. If it is cut, it can lead to difficulties in coordinating actions or processing information that requires input from both hemispheres, such as describing an object felt with one hand.

Wayne Was Injured When a Rotary Saw Blade Was Accidentally