Split-brain surgery, which involved dividing the corpus callosum to prevent epileptic seizures from overwhelming the entire brain, was successful in preventing seizures and provided a unique window into understanding how the two hemispheres operate independently, revealing that they can hold conflicting information and make different decisions
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“the first split brain operations which was a procedure invented to aid patients who had constant epileptic seizures...it was a great success in achieving that but it gave people a window into the difference between these two worlds”
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