Wayne is injured with a rotary saw blade that is 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 is asked to place his left hand into his left pocket and verbally describe the contents,he cannot.Having taken introductory psychology,his friend Garth deduces,"Wayne's ____ must be cut!"

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The corpus callosum is a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Its main function is to allow communication between the two sides of the brain. Inability to perform tasks involving both sides of the body, as well as difficulty with verbal descriptions or naming of objects, are common symptoms of damage to this area. The fact that Wayne cannot describe the contents of his left pocket after being asked to place his left hand into it suggests damage to the corpus callosum.

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