Renee had a life-threatening case of epilepsy that did not respond to normal treatment. Therefore, as a last resort, doctors severed the massive bundles of axons that connects the left and right hemispheres of her brain. What structure of Renee's brain was severed?

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Melanie

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24 March, 01:05

Renee had a life-threatening case of epilepsy that did not respond to normal treatment. Therefore, as a last resort, doctors severed the massive bundles of axons that connects the left and right hemispheres of her brain. What structure of Renee's brain was severed?

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Damari Marsh · Answer 1

Answer is Corpus callosum.

Explanation:

It is known to consists of nerve fibers, about 200 million axons that join or connect the two hemispheres of the brain. It is also known as callosal commissure because it consists of flat bundle of commissural fibers found beneath the cerebral cortex.

It integrates cognitive, motor and sensory performances between the same region of the sides of the cerebral cortex.