If the corpus callosum is surgically cut,
A) the two cerebral hemispheres operate independently.
B) objects viewed by the left eye cannot be verbally identified.
C) objects touched by the left hand can be recognized but not verbally identified.
D) conscious decisions are made without regard to sensations from the left side.
E) all of the above

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The corpus callosum is a thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. If it is surgically cut, the two hemispheres operate independently. This means that objects viewed by the left eye cannot be verbally identified, objects touched by the left hand can be recognized but not verbally identified, and conscious decisions are made without regard to sensations from the left side.

If the Corpus Callosum Is Surgically Cut