When the corpus callosum is damaged by trauma or severed during surgery, the result is the complete loss of language functioning.

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Damage to the corpus callosum primarily affects the communication between the two hemispheres of the brain but does not result in the complete loss of language functioning. Language processing is mainly localized in the left hemisphere for most people, specifically in areas like Broca's and Wernicke's areas, rather than the corpus callosum.

When the Corpus Callosum Is Damaged by Trauma or Severed