Corpus callosum is the pathway that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain and is made of more than 200 million nerve fibers. If we cut the brain in half down the middle we then would cut also the corpus callosum. if we can look at the middle part of one of those halves of the brain through a MRI we could see that the corpus callosum looks like a mushroom cap cut by the middle in the center of the brain.
Each hemisphere of the brain specialized in the control of movement and feeling of the opposite side of the body, and each side specializes in processing different types of information like language, eye movement, the coordination of movement, or just to think about complex information, and the corpus callosum is responsible for the connection of all these information.
Now, one point of interest is how the symptoms of epilepsy can be reduced by cutting the corpus callosum. This is usually done in cases in which complex seizures are produced by an epileptogenic focus on one side of the brain causing an electrical storm. This procedure involves an electroencephalogram, MRI, PET scan, and an evaluation by a neurologist, and other specialists before the procedure will take place. Nevertheless, it is important to mention once again that by this procedure the symptoms of epilepsy will diminish, and the patient can lead a more normal life.
Here is a very entertaining video that talks about the severed of the corpus callosum and how it affected a person with epilepsy. .
Your topic on the Corpus Callosum ties in with my topic on Epilepsy. I focused more on Epilepsy and the results of it. Your topic goes more in depth with the process and functions of the Corpus Callosum. I enjoyed your you tube video. It was so cool to see the guy use his hands independently of each other. Reading about it and actually seeing it are two different things. I guess the whole I can't believe it until I see it played a role on me.
I thought it was interesting that in the very beginning the video said it was about a "man with two brains." I mean obviously it isn't actually two brains but with the severed Corpus Callosum it is like someone has two different brains. Seeing him do the exercises was so interesting because our brain works differently. Our brain really is such an interesting thing when gone into depth.
Your topic on the Corpus Callosum ties in with my topic on Epilepsy. I focused more on Epilepsy and the results of it. Your topic goes more in depth with the process and functions of the Corpus Callosum. I enjoyed your you tube video. It was so cool to see the guy use his hands independently of each other. Reading about it and actually seeing it are two different things. I guess the whole I can't believe it until I see it played a role on me.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting that in the very beginning the video said it was about a "man with two brains." I mean obviously it isn't actually two brains but with the severed Corpus Callosum it is like someone has two different brains. Seeing him do the exercises was so interesting because our brain works differently. Our brain really is such an interesting thing when gone into depth.
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