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The corpus callosum is responsible for

A) verbal processing.
B) relaying information between the right and left hemispheres.
C) speech production.
D) sleep.

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The corpus callosum is a collection of axons in the central part of the brain which connects the two hemispheres - so the correct answer is B): relaying information between the right and left hemispheres.

In patients with severe epilepsy this tissue can be cut through and they live then a life with two independent hemispheres - but surprisingly many of them can function without any problems.
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